were condoling
- past progressive of condole.
Example Sentences
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She spoke as if she were condoling with me on the demise of a near relative.
From She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. by Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy)
She had her back to the velveteen husband, she sat close between two strange young men, who were condoling with her.
From Sea and Sardinia by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
While those about him were condoling with him in his distress, a workman suddenly entered the room, lamenting that “Poor Benvenuto’s work was irretrievably spoiled!”
From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Smiles, Samuel
It is as if you were condoling with a man who had been robbed and stripped, and said to him, 'Never mind.
From The Gentle Art of Making Enemies by Whistler, James McNeill
Paul, listening, could hear voices, as though the boys were condoling with one another; but there was no longer the sound of footsteps.
From The Banner Boy Scouts on a Tour, or, The Mystery of Rattlesnake Mountain by Warren, George A.
