blame
verb (used with object)
to hold responsible; find fault with; censure.
was blaming
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past progressiveof blame.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The New York magazine story indicated that Harris was blaming political consultants for her loss in 2024.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Rather than take accountability for his wild accusations, they said, he was blaming Coomer for his problems, a theme that surfaced again and again in Lindell’s testimony.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2025
“I yelled at him once — I was trying to get a cue from an actor who was impossible and he was blaming me,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
When business and the economy began to take a turn shortly after I joined, I began to feel like she was blaming the results on me individually.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2023
No one was blaming me for that—it had been a particularly untidy operation—but I wasn’t feeling great all the same.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
