was cornering
- past progressive of corner.
Example Sentences
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Outside, a young woman with an audio recorder was cornering patrons and asking for their reactions.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 12, 2017
Within minutes of winning the contest, Mann was cornering Affleck and Damon with new demands, including asking if he could fire the writer.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2015
Now he was cornering me in the kitchen to press his case.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2013
The only area that our test riders couldn't see eye to eye on was cornering.
From Time Magazine Archive
Soon, Fairbanks was cornering office mates with wild talk about good and evil spirits.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
