immolate
verb (used with object)
to sacrifice.
was immolating
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past progressiveof immolate.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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I saw she was really convinced that she was immolating herself on the altar of filial obedience.
From The Life Everlasting; a reality of romance by Marie Corelli
She was immolating herself just now, as was everybody else in the suburban town, on the altar of the Clifford-Jordan bridal party.
From The Brown Study by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond
When one of the consuls was immolating the first victim, the head of the liver was wanting.
From The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36 by Titus Livius
That he was immolating Ruth on the altar of his conscience never broke in upon his thought for consideration.
From The Ragged Edge by Harold MacGrath
