sabotage
noun
any underhand interference with production, work, etc., in a plant, factory, etc., as by enemy agents during wartime or by employees during a trade dispute.
was sabotaging
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past progressiveof sabotage.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 French resistance in the area was sabotaging key transport links, disrupting German forces as they fought the Allied advance.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2023
Each staff believed the other was sabotaging Norfolk.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2022
She survived the Holocaust as a teenager in eastern Europe by joining a resistance group that was sabotaging the Nazis.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 17, 2018
Adilur Rahman Khan, of human rights group Odhikar, said he believed the army was sabotaging the network.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 26, 2017
And while he wasn’t thrilled about spending nights at the trailer, it was the only surefire way to stop the delinquents— or whoever was sabotaging the construction site—from jumping the fence and going wild.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
