slight
adjective
small in amount, degree, etc..
was slighting
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past progressiveof slight.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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Having just recently arrived in town from Tulane University, newcomer Dannen may not have known he was slighting a cherished, 123-year-old regional sports tradition, but UW President Ana Mari Cauce understood.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2023
Biden appeared to carefully consider his words to avoid inflaming concerns that he was slighting Reade.
From Washington Post ● May 1, 2020
But the notion that Kerry, of all people, was slighting the French is a bit incroyable.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2015
It was my firm belief that fashion was slighting such women, was making smart dressing difficult for them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even if she thought he was slighting her why should she take it so mortally to heart?
From Gunman's Reckoning by Max Brand
