was exonerating
- past progressive of exonerate.
Example Sentences
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I don’t think this was exonerating a mass murder.
From Slate ● Nov. 20, 2021
In saying this, Giuliani appears to have thought that he was exonerating Trump.
From Washington Post ● May 3, 2018
"I couldn't get on to his trail!" he was exonerating himself.
From The Vehement Flame by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
