was actuating
- past progressive of actuate.
Example Sentences
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Was it fear of the strange sight that was actuating the beast?
From The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
Her gloved hand closed round the slim roll with the delicate firmness which was actuating all her proceedings on that magnificent afternoon.
From The Lion's Share by Bennett, Arnold
By that she meant that there was something more than that lack of sympathy with the man she had promised to marry that was actuating Mrs. Lancing in all her movements now.
From Capricious Caroline by Rowlands, Effie Adelaide
She never for a moment imagined that any thing but an abstract and ideal scheme for benefiting Bressant was actuating her in her intercourse with him.
From Bressant by Hawthorne, Julian
She plainly shared Latisan’s amazement, but there was in her demeanor something more than the frank astonishment which was actuating him.
From Joan of Arc of the North Woods by Day, Holman
