was propounding
- past progressive of propound.
Example Sentences
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The data, Jefferson showed, simply didn’t support this the dangerous theory Buffon was propounding.
From Slate ● Sep. 12, 2012
Justin Miller received his comeuppance while he was propounding a theory that the age of Justices of the Supreme Court was proportional to the number of laws they found unconstitutional.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was in the midst of a strange people, to whom I was propounding the gospel.
From The Mormon Menace The Confessions of John Doyle Lee, Danite by Lewis, Alfred Henry
Why, this very evening she was propounding the most preposterous scheme to me, as generous as it was nonsensical.
From How It All Came Round by Meade, L. T.
It was as if she was propounding a roguish plan in some dear conspiracy.
From The House with the Green Shutters by Brown, George Douglas
