was rigging
- past progressive of rig.
Example Sentences
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In March 2000, according to The Daily Beast, the F.B.I. received an anonymous phone tip: Someone named “Uncle Jerry” was rigging the McDonald’s Monopoly promotion, stealing game pieces from the inside and selling them.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2020
There are no indications that German politicians were aware that VW was rigging its diesel emissions tests.
From Reuters ● Sep. 26, 2015
Exchange officials were forehanded in clearing themselves of any charge that their institution was rigging the market against the Roosevelt candidacy.
From Time Magazine Archive
He whistled; he even hummed a song while he was rigging up the tackle.
From The U. P. Trail by Grey, Zane
Carlsen filled his clip and Lund turned toward Rainey, who was rigging the target.
From A Man to His Mate by Mulford, Stockton
