was abolishing
- past progressive of abolish.
Example Sentences
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On Sept. 21, Yeltsin announced he was abolishing Parliament.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2018
The next day, though, he left, not of his accord: Nixon announced that he was abolishing the office of the Watergate prosecutor, and that its work would be transferred to the Justice Department.
From The New Yorker ● May 9, 2017
One of the first items on Crew's agenda when he went to New York, for instance, was abolishing tenure for principals--a change he accomplished only after four years of fighting with bureaucrats and politicians.
From Time Magazine Archive
Crackdown in Nigeria Defense Minister General Sani Abacha ousted Nigeria's interim President Ernest Shonekan and announced that he was abolishing virtually all democratic institutions in the country.
From Time Magazine Archive
Naturally, he presently went to the window and looked to see what he was abolishing.
From Sam, This is You by Leinster, Murray
