reward
noun
a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
were rewarding
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past progressiveof reward.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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Tyger Campbell continually got the roll on tough jumpers, as if the basketball gods were rewarding him for all those years of toil.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2023
Joseph also stuck with McKenzie through a half dozen fumbles that left players privately fuming that the coaches were rewarding the rookie for his persistent gaffes.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 19, 2018
My husband, Ernest, and I were rewarding our 10-year-old daughter, Shan, for her stamina and good humor.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2017
Cavalier, who lives in Marin County, Calif., said her years at Catholic were rewarding, on the whole.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2016
The dingoes were rewarding, and Daisy instantly curried favour with their keeper, and learnt about their entrancing habits; afterwards the two went back to see the lions fed before leaving.
From Daisy's Aunt by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson
