conspire
verb (used without object)
to agree together, especially secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal.
were conspiring
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past progressiveof conspire.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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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
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
He became angry and paranoid that his children weren’t “like” him, believing they were conspiring against him.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 17, 2017
It was as though the elements were conspiring to ruin their short week of freedom.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
