result
verb (used without object)
to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
were resulting
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past progressiveof result.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Dublin Airport said in a statement that air traffic control issues were resulting in delays and cancellations to some flights into and out of Dublin.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 28, 2023
Plus, the move was a perfectly understandable response to reports, most notably from the New York Times, that longer chats with the program were resulting in bizarrely unsettling conversations.
From Salon ● Feb. 24, 2023
Vicki Ponce Hardy, public health intelligence adviser at PHS, said the report showed that significant inequalities were resulting in "preventable" deaths.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2022
Mark Halperin, Charlie Rose, Matt Lauer, Russell Simmons, and John Conyers were resulting in serious repercussions, Franken’s statement came off as insufficiently contrite.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 22, 2019
Out of it all were resulting lovely white suits; delicate, cloud-like, flounced robes of bewitching tints; graceful morning wrappers,—perfect toilets of all kinds for girls at watering-places and in elegant summer homes.
From The Other Girls by A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney
