secure
adjective
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
were securing
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past progressiveof secure.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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But unless you're a first-time buyer or selling your home, Americans are unlikely to be immediately hit by higher mortgage costs, unlike Brits who were securing new shorter-term fixed deals.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2025
They were securing the village in northern Kosovo on Monday.
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2023
There was an announcement that the cops were securing a path to buses that would carry us away — just as lawmakers were spirited away from the Capitol on Sept. 11.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2021
Shortly after the Jan. 26 crash, Vanessa Bryant alleges, Sheriff Alex Villanueva personally assured her that deputies were securing the crash site to ensure her privacy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2020
Other Germans were securing the hasps on the car doors with wire and spikes and other trackside trash.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
