was impelling
- past progressive of impel.
Example Sentences
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He was excited and something was impelling him to become more excited.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
It seemed to him that an invisible power was impelling him on.
From Bel Ami by Maupassant, Guy de
The wind was from the shore; it was impelling the boat with considerable velocity, in consequence of the mass of bushes acting as sails.
From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne
That was the last straw; for I thought that some dreadful fascination was impelling my friend to hurl himself out!
From The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu by Rohmer, Sax
The hand of man was impelling it, an unseen hand, only telling of its presence by the thin tattoo it sent through the silence.
From The Emigrant Trail by Bonner, Geraldine
