were conspiring
- past progressive of conspire.
Example Sentences
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DePape also said he believed his government-appointed lawyers were conspiring against him, the AP reported, forcing the judge to interrupt him several times.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
In December 1806, Jefferson warned that “sundry persons” were conspiring to form an illegal military expedition.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 26, 2022
Mr. Ramos’s lawyers had described him as a loner who was fueled by delusions and who believed that The Capital Gazette and the Maryland court system were conspiring against him.
From New York Times ● Sep. 28, 2021
I felt like Shannon and Sylvia were conspiring with the Force to kill me.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2020
They were unaware that the Garretts, already guilty of inhospitality, were conspiring to commit a worse offense: treachery.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
