was conspiring
- past progressive of conspire.
Example Sentences
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“The fans felt they are cursed and everyone was conspiring against them.”
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
What had really hooked Spencer, however, was another false claim by Bashir - that the private secretary of Prince Charles, Commander Richard Aylard, was conspiring against Diana.
From BBC ● May 20, 2021
But while Burr was rallying allies to his cause, tensions with Spain eased and rumors began to swirl that Burr was conspiring to detach States by the Allegheny Mountains from the Union.
From Reuters ● Jul. 9, 2020
Walthall alleged during Friday's hearing that the judicial system, including his own attorney, was conspiring against him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 2, 2016
Anguish of Ireland had once dreamed of a wind which blew down all their castles and towns—and this one was conspiring to do it It was blowing round Benwick Castle on all the organ stops.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
