blame
verb (used with object)
to hold responsible; find fault with; censure.
were blaming
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past progressiveof blame.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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Privately, bankers on each side were blaming the other for needlessly slowing down the negotiations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Many officials were blaming Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, whose agency oversees FEMA.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2025
Mr. Lynch argued that HP executives including Meg Whitman, the chief executive who fired him, were blaming him for their own mismanagement of Autonomy.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
Baumgardt said slightly more callers were blaming Counsell because he’d chosen a division rival.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
“Why, we sounded as though we were blaming you and we didn’t mean to. Or maybe we did mean to. And we’re sorry.”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
