was brewing
- past progressive of brew.
Example Sentences
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Tirawi had told AFP in December 2023 that "a kind of rebellion" was brewing within the movement, as well as across other Palestinian factions.
From Barron's ● Jan. 20, 2026
The final voyage of the Edmund Fitzgerald took its cargo out into Lake Superior, where a killer storm was brewing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2025
But the BBC corporate team, which has weathered many crises recently, could see what was brewing.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
But a backlash was brewing as encampments exploded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
‘We feared that Saruman was brewing some new devilry for us.’
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
