yield
verb (used with object)
to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation.
were yielding
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past progressiveof yield.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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Here are what several Treasury maturities were yielding early Wednesday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026
The credit funds were yielding more than 11% after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates to fight inflation, boosting the income from their loans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
For instance, Forney Independent School District issued 30-year bonds to yield 5.03% They were yielding 4.29% this week.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2025
It was not clear if those efforts were yielding any progress.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
She did not answer, but as he looked at her it seemed to him that something in her softened, as though a bitter frost were yielding at the first faint presage of Spring.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
