supply
verb (used with object)
to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite.
were supplying
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past progressiveof supply.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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The war could make it easier for Takaichi to reopen mothballed nuclear plants that were supplying 30% of the country’s electricity before the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
From Barron's ● May 14, 2026
He said the vehicles they were supplying “are vulnerable to artillery and drone attacks”.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2024
The companies that were supplying institutional buyers, like schools and factories and offices, their market fell apart.
From Salon ● Apr. 14, 2024
Another set of sanctions, issued by the State Department, focused on four companies that the United States said were supplying materials and technology to Iran’s drone and missile programs.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
George came to his assistance with his riding quirt, but when they were supplying the last two or three unsatisfied animals, a man ran out of the bluff.
From Ranching for Sylvia by Harold Bindloss
