- present participle of contract.
contracting
Example Sentences
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Lancaster County Coroner Stephen Diamantoni said the underlying condition made the infant especially vulnerable to severe illness after contracting measles.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
When making a large purchase or contracting for a service, you might feel shy about asking the seller to lower their price, but it is a good habit to get into.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Karp reserved his sharpest language for what he described as sovereignty in name only: contracting non-US firms to deploy American or Chinese closed models.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
All foreign donors and contracting parties should be identified.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Among much else, Einstein’s general theory of relativity suggested that the universe must be either expanding or contracting.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
