were afflicting
- past progressive of afflict.
Example Sentences
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But even before the coronavirus hit, many of the same issues were afflicting religious institutions; the most faithful worshipers have aged and church attendance has fallen in recent decades.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2020
Often, in the midst of their family and friends, the children would pretend to be seized with strange convulsions, and would cry out that the witches were afflicting them.
From True Stories of History and Biography by Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Christobal, well knowing how the demons of doubt and despair were afflicting Courtenay, followed him to the upper deck.
From The Captain of the Kansas by Tracy, Louis
It was a comfort to be rid of the mire, but the stones were afflicting enough to our bruised feet.
It was resolved to send twelve delegates to Margaret to lay before her the necessity of finding a remedy for the evils which were afflicting and disturbing the land.
From History of Holland by Edmundson, George
