was signalling
- past progressive of signal.
Example Sentences
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"The attacker was signalling vulnerability without necessarily crossing the threshold into mass casualty or nuclear safety crisis."
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
On Monday, Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander denied the government was signalling a return towards an austerity model.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
Dealers had thought the firmer fix on Tuesday meant Beijing was signalling it wanted the yuan's fall to slow, or even stop.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2023
But Long-Bailey insisted negotiations had been productive and “gone into a lot of detail”; and hinted that the government was signalling a willingness to compromise on some issues, including workers’ rights.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 28, 2019
Again the vedette was signalling, and all eyes turned instinctively in the same direction as before.
From In the Whirl of the Rising by Mitford, Bertram
