were boycotting
- past progressive of boycott.
Example Sentences
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In Dallas, Carrie Hanna was hurt to discover that friends she thought were boycotting the camp are, in fact, sending their daughters this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 18, 2026
Yet just a season ago the Galaxy’s main supporters’ groups were boycotting home games, angry over the team’s lack of direction and its dysfunctional front office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
It was reported earlier on Monday that Real Madrid were boycotting the ceremony after reports Vinicius would not win the Ballon d'Or.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
Last year, it joined with other Jewish groups in denouncing a division of the mutual fund giant Morningstar for granting high E.S.G. grades to companies that were boycotting Israel.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
On a morning in December 1955, word reached Durham that blacks in Montgomery, Alabama, were boycotting the city’s segregated bus system.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
