plague
noun
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
was plaguing
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past progressiveof plague.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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The marathon and race walking events were moved to Sapporo because of the heat that was plaguing Tokyo.
From Fox News ● Aug. 2, 2021
That piece detailed her own long struggle to understand what was plaguing her, and her admission that, though she was ultimately helped by a chronic Lyme diagnosis and treatment, she’s still not quite convinced.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2019
He told reporters that “a culture of complacency” was plaguing certain parts of the agency.
From New York Times ● Mar. 22, 2017
The CSOs weren’t shy about what was plaguing them.
From Forbes ● Jul. 30, 2011
Bangala, for example, the poisonwood tree that was plaguing us all half to death.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
