intercede
verb (used without object)
to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition.
was interceding
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past progressiveof intercede.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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It may save you some time and stationery if I say that my mind is made up about K.I.; and if it was Queen Victoria was interceding for him, I'd not alter my sentiments.
From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Charles James Lever
In 1594 Ralegh was interceding for him against the grant of a favour at his expense to another veteran malcontent, Florence MacCarthy.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
Before they had walked a hundred yards she was interceding for the rebellious constable.
From Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes
Again, in 1703 Mrs. Defoe was interceding for her husband's release from Newgate.
From Adventures in Criticism by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Queen Anne, it is said, was interceding for his life.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
