were sponsoring
- past progressive of sponsor.
Example Sentences
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We were sponsoring him when he was 17 and he signed with us when he was 18 and old enough to turn professional.
From BBC ● May 8, 2026
That audit revealed that government case workers had released more than 340 migrant children to adults who were sponsoring three or more children who were not family members.
From New York Times ● Feb. 15, 2024
By the early 1800s private sporting clubs were sponsoring well-attended “amateur” contests, leading to the sport’s inclusion in the Olympic schedule with 3,500-meter and 10-mile races in 1908.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
They say it was common for foreigners who were sponsoring a child through a donations program to eventually take steps to adopt the child.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2019
The article described how some of the most prominent women in metropolitan society were sponsoring the dances.
From In a Little Town by Hughes, Rupert
