evince
verb (used with object)
to show clearly; make evident or manifest; prove.
was evincing
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past progressiveof evince.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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Pesca: Maybe we could say what he learned was evincing certainty plays well, only it doesn’t play that well when you don’t have the facts on your side.
From Slate ● May 17, 2017
He also wrote to De Gaulle in the same vein, well aware that the general was evincing reluctance to attend the summit meeting of Common Market leaders in Rome next month.
From Time Magazine Archive
During this process it had twice crossed Billy’s mind to revolt; but, after all, Wallingford was evincing an interest in the game that might be worth while.
From Young Wallingford by George Randolph Chester
Of late, however, she was evincing more consideration for both Peggy and herself.
From Peggy Owen at Yorktown by Lucy Foster Madison
It seemed to him that every one was evincing a singular interest in the fact that he was about to be discharged on a pleasant day.
From Mr. Bingle by George Barr McCutcheon
