succeed
verb (used without object)
to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result.
were succeeding
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past progressiveof succeed.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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“It’s very disappointing, because that is something we had worked especially hard on — we were succeeding with the police.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022
At the time, she thought that efforts to stabilize Afghanistan were succeeding, and that American troops would one day leave the country a better place.
From New York Times ● Aug. 16, 2021
Reynolds, who assumed the governorship in 2017, became the first woman elected governor in 2018, when Democratic candidates were succeeding Republican governors in Wisconsin and Michigan, signaling that Iowa was more safely Republican.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2020
“At a time when not all that many women were succeeding in science, she made it normal for women to succeed.”
From Science Magazine ● Jul. 7, 2016
And in at least two spots, they were succeeding.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
