foist
verb (used with object)
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon).
had been foisting
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past perfect progressiveof foist.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The students to whom I was trying to teach an introductory course on politics were suddenly much more engaged but also more impatient with the dusty old texts we had been foisting on them.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2014
