was abdicating
- past progressive of abdicate.
Example Sentences
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Mr Sarwar said it was "shameful" that the government was abdicating responsibility.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2023
In 2012, the Washington Supreme Court ruled the state was abdicating its duty to amply fund public education for the state’s 1 million schoolchildren.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2019
As his career approached its close, McCain worried that the Senate was abdicating its constitutional responsibilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2018
Earlier this week, the King announced that he was abdicating the throne in favor of his son, Prince Felipe.
From Slate ● Jun. 7, 2014
It was a quarter to nine, and the head hall-porter was abdicating his 258 pagoda to the head night-porter, and telling him the necessary secrets of the day.
From Tales of the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold
