blight
was blighting
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past progressiveof blight.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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Anderson said he set up the debate on antisocial behaviour because it "destroys and ruins lives" and was blighting "every constituency throughout our great country".
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025
It is hard for us at this date to realize the condition of England when that horrible Sirocco, as Robert Browning called it, the tax on corn, was blighting the land.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 by Various
Jenny answered only by a look, but that was blighting.
From Gertrude's Marriage by W. Heimburg
The heat at this time of day was blighting.
From African Camp Fires by Stewart Edward White
I remember we were among the few roses of her small flower-beds at the time, and I was trying to show her what was blighting them all in the bud.
From Strong Hearts by George Washington Cable
