sabotage
noun
any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
is sabotaging
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present progressiveof sabotage (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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This is an all-time great who is sabotaging his legacy and, if the latest allegations are true, his personal life.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2022
It is sabotaging a society they should be serving.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2022
Monday’s Business section looks at a growing problem in the aviation world: Airlines’ insatiable demand for pilots is sabotaging flight schools’ ability to train new ones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2018
But the documents obtained by The Verge help square that circle, proving consistent with both Lyft’s claims of numerous canceled rides and Uber’s denials that it is sabotaging a competitor.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2014
Put simply, Bloomberg is sabotaging himself by stepping up as the public face of this effort.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2014
