connive
verb (used without object)
to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed bywith ).
was conniving
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past progressiveof connive.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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Quarterback Brady Smigiel, usually the calm, cool, helpful teenager, was conniving to do something sinister.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2024
Remember what a job Flores did down the stretch, even as Ross was conniving?
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022
She told police Mr Cole had initially "swept me off my feet", but had since ruined her life and was "conniving, vicious and manipulative".
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2022
"Look at this," she said, pointing to letters to prove that Hinckley was conniving rather than crazy.
From Time Magazine Archive
“It would rock the world if it were known that Thieu was conniving with the Republicans,” he told aides.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
