How to Use ongoing in a Sentence

ongoing

adjective

• There is an ongoing debate over the issue.
• Their stories show the connection of the ongoing violence there with the war in the south.
  — Ines De La Cuetara, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
• The two sides met for the first time late last year, and conversations are ongoing.
  — John Sharp | [e-mail], al, 12 July 2023
• But then add one more thing, which is how this large, ongoing thing — in this case, a war — is affecting them.
  — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2023
• The promo gave fans a glimpse of the drama in store, including the ongoing feud between Tiesi and Lazkani.
  — Maddie Garfinkle, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
• The city has hired a consultant to keep an eye on the contractor’s ongoing work.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2024
• Taking these steps helps bring back some calm and sets you up for ongoing success.
  — Expert Panel, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Over the years, the Dancing With the Stars judge has been vocal about ongoing medical issues that span back to 2021.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 19 June 2023
• The new chief has a lot on her plate besides the agency’s ongoing transit programs.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
• Now, ongoing efforts at renewal will get a boost as the bridge project ramps up.
  — The Enquirer, 3 Apr. 2024
• Prince, who died in 2016, did so without a will, making the fight over his estate an ongoing headache.
  — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 18 July 2024
• Talks had been ongoing for months by then, since the last pause in the fighting fell apart in early December.
  — Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
• The review is ongoing but Sprague and Nagel were let go based on initial findings.
  — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 24 May 2023
• Per the New York Times, as of Oct. 4, at least 225 people have died and there are ongoing searches for those who are missing as a result of the storm.
  — Rebecca Schneid, TIME, 5 Oct. 2024
• Altman has not given up on the idea and has agreed not to talk about it while the experiment is ongoing.
  — Nitasha Tiku, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• In the meantime, both companies contend that despite the ongoing risks, the cars remain safe to drive.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
• The technician sent him videos of the EV’s ongoing revamp every few weeks, and Tyschenko stopped by to visit a handful of times.
  — WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
• At that point, media attention turned to ongoing battles elsewhere in Ukraine, and talk of the spikes dropped.
  — WIRED, 7 Aug. 2023
• The search is ongoing with additional assets on the way to rescue the five people on board the Titan.
  — NBC News, 21 June 2023
• For many, the gesture seemed to signal Johnson and Diesel's ongoing feud had finally come to an end.
  — Alexia Fernández, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2023
• Friends of George's tweeted that the restraining order was the first step in an ongoing battle.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 1 Apr. 2023
• Singer Tyrese has been in an ongoing legal battle with his ex-wife, Samantha Lee.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 6 Sep. 2024
• At the time, Haniyeh insisted their deaths would not affect ongoing ceasefire and hostage talks.
  — Rob Picheta, CNN, 31 July 2024
• Brad Pitt is putting up a fight in court in his ongoing legal battle with ex-wife Angelina Jolie.
  — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
• During that time, however, efforts to build the new span will be ongoing.
  — Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
• Flash flooding was ongoing in and around parts of the Houston area, the National Weather Service said.
  — Matthew cappucci, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
• Some have yet to begin payments due to ongoing prison sentences.
  — Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 13 June 2024
• Indeed, the ongoing mental health crisis in this country is one that McBride, 57, knows all too well as a mother to three young women.
  — Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2023
• Liberty’s ongoing success is a testament to the growth of the league and the undeniable talent within it.
  — Shelley Zalis, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
• The ongoing bleaching has been made worse by El Niño, a natural climate pattern that can temporarily warm some oceans, which ended in May.
  — Reuters, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024