Sentence examples for was obtaining from inspiring English sources
verb
To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
The trick was obtaining the meringues.
Soon, Corning was obtaining promising results from five-meter samples.
The crime committed was obtaining the data in the first place.
The first step was obtaining a 1929 Model A engine in good shape.
Perhaps one of the problems the artists had this year was obtaining funding for new work.
He announced at the time that he was obtaining treatment for alcoholism.
One of his skills was obtaining federal grants to diminish Tasmania's comparative poverty.
Among his proudest exploits, he said, was obtaining a list of former Nazi rocket scientists working for Egypt.
A police spokeswoman, Elise Armacost, said the department was obtaining a warrant to obtain the videos as evidence.
The company said it would notify affected owners when it was obtaining replacement parts, which it would fit for free.
There was no interaction, no one making sure I was obtaining the knowledge that I should have been getting".
