was stoking
- past progressive of stoke.
Example Sentences
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In 2018, progressives helped elect Stephen Muchovej, the first out gay member of the Bishop City Council, who said he got into politics because he believed Trump was stoking anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2024
Susana Munoz, 62, a retiree, meanwhile said Milei was a reflection of upheaval globally, where high inflation, conflict and migration was stoking divisions.
From Reuters ● Oct. 23, 2023
Hindenburg responded saying the group was stoking a nationalist narrative to obfuscate the fraud allegations.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2023
Many officials would not want to lift interest rates while they are still buying bonds, because doing so would mean that one tool was stoking the economy while the other was restraining it.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
On November 27, very early in the day, probably while I was stoking our woodstove for breakfast, Lumumba escaped.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
