was sabotaging
- past progressive of sabotage.
Example Sentences
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In pursuit of perfection, Kelly, who faces Bakhram Murtazaliev for the IBF light-middleweight world title in Newcastle on Saturday, was sabotaging his chances of success.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Each staff believed the other was sabotaging Norfolk.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2022
I felt that he was sabotaging the relationship.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2021
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
They hadn’t openly acknowledged the situation—that Minya was sabotaging Sarai’s lull—but it was in every look they shared.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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