allege
verb (used with object)
to assert without proof.
were alleging
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past progressiveof allege.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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A federal judge last year dismissed the lawsuits, ruling that the plaintiffs were not specific enough in pre-lawsuit claims about what they were alleging.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
Around the same time, there was also concern that some of what Fox hosts and guests were alleging on the air might be wrong.
From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
Magistrate Christine Roney said in court Monday that prosecutors were alleging former strawberry farm worker My Ut Trinh was “motivated by spite or revenge” over a workplace grievance.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2018
"I'm fortunate that because of the way I conduct business, I was able to prove the contrary to what people were alleging."
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2016
Sky’s head of athlete performance, Tim Kerrison, put Froome’s power-to-weight ratio at 5.78 watts per kilogram during the climb, a figure well below what some experts in France were alleging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2015
