conjure
verb (used with object)
to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell.
were conjuring
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past progressiveof conjure.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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It’s easy to imagine that they were conjuring up memories of happy familiar faces and calmer times miles away.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2022
“While Federal Writers’ Project interviewers like Frost were engaged in writing down African American ghost stories,” Stewart writes, “former slaves such as Josephine Anderson were conjuring up tales about power and racial identities.”
From Slate ● Jul. 6, 2016
John added: "Conjured something innovative and daring. You were conjuring something quite different from the start. Valiant effort from some sterling writers."
From BBC ● May 5, 2016
A physical player, Harris danced behind his vibes as if he were conjuring music out of the instrument rather than merely striking it.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2011
“Certainly I could,” Sparrow replied, a tartness in her tone that had not been there when she was speaking with Sarai, “if my gift were conjuring seeds from thin air.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
