- present participle of wage.
waging
Example Sentences
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Husted has proved a less-than sure-footed candidate while Brown is waging a strong comeback campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
While Karadzic was the ideologue and Milosevic the wily politician, Mladic was the soldier and his metier was waging war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
"We're not waging any kind of "battle" against Spain; we're simply carefully controlling arrivals," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
As his raw dairy grew, McAfee portrayed himself as an underdog waging a war against industrialized food.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Peeta seemed to have been waging a sort of battle in his mind, fighting to get the message out.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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