How to use "ongoing" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "ongoing" in popular movie and book plots

  • Shabazz then knocks out Roper during their ongoing melee inside the ring.  - The Great White Hype
  • These encounters illustrate the ongoing conflict between the Imperial forces and the ancient machines and creatures.  - Panzer Dragoon
  • After being berated by the FBI for interfering one of their ongoing investigations, Danny is introduced to Henry.  - The Corruptor
  • Arroway and Joss reunite, and Arroway receives ongoing financial support to expand the SETI program.  - Contact (1997 American film)
  • Still, it's mostly an ongoing story told through different media from the novels to the animated series so far.  - Read or Die
  • The ongoing attack damages the Enterprise and Kirk tries a ruse, shutting down internal power to make the Enterprise appear crippled.  - Journey to Babel
  • The detective Leon Orcot is used to tie the chapters together into an ongoing plot, usually in the form of a subplot within each chapter.  - Pet Shop of Horrors
  • Their exploits unfold against the backdrop of the ongoing war, as the squad participates in events often crucial to turning its tide.  - Exosquad
  • In an ongoing subplot, Arvin Sloane follows his own personal obsession, finding a cure for Nadia.  - Alias (TV series)
  • To accompany her, they soon go together on several rides and play games, increasing their ongoing attraction for each other.  - East of Eden (film)
  • Throughout the story, he has an ongoing sexual relationship with his girlfriend's mother, Rhonda.  - Ken Park
  • The two men discuss literature and the occult; their discussion is intermingled with Hugh's ongoing inner monologue.  - Under the Volcano
  • As the manga was ongoing during the anime's production, the animated series makes some changes to the story.  - Fruits Basket
  • It never occurs to him that his ongoing secret affair with Georgie, a young academic in her twenties, could be immoral.  - A Severed Head
  • A year or more later, Laurie receives a letter from Martin describing the ongoing search.  - The Searchers
  • Crimes such as kidnapping, rape, and even murder may go unpunished if the perpetrator is to be retained in the ongoing story.  - Soap opera

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