filibuster
was filibustering
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past progressiveof filibuster.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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At times, the attorney cut Starr off when he was filibustering.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 4, 2019
The novelty this time is that he was filibustering his own proposal.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2012
Thus, two months ago, when he was filibustering against the anti-lynching bill, Alabama's Senator Bankhead effectively tied up Senate proceedings for a whole afternoon without speaking more than 500 words.
From Time Magazine Archive
