- present participle of contain.
containing
Example Sentences
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The school was so central to the community that in 2017 the city of South Euclid buried a time capsule on Notre Dame’s lawn, containing predictions from area children about their futures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Spanish and French firefighters continue to battle the blazes, though they have made progress containing the flames.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Unlike some countries, the United States does not require warning labels on foods containing high levels of sugar, sodium or calories.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
In some areas, videos containing false information about power outages prompted residents to panic buy emergency supplies.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
This was the decision that caused Hamilton to repeat his earlier characterizations of Burr as the unprincipled American Catiline, which in turn generated the newspaper reports containing the offensive word “despicable.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
