crucify
verb (used with object)
to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
were crucifying
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past progressiveof crucify.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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Outside the conference, protest organiser Caroline Graham told the BBC that the government's current policies were "crucifying" farmers.
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2025
And thus it was that while other men were crucifying their Prince afresh, Mr. Desires-awake was crucifying himself with and after his Prince.
From Bunyan Characters (3rd Series) by Alexander Whyte
One was addressed to the penitent thief, another to His mother and His favourite disciple, and a third to the soldiers who were crucifying Him; but prayer was distinctly the language of His dying hours.
From The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion by James Stalker
But he had been wicked all his life, and I believe he was only good, just that minute, because they were crucifying him.
From Sentimental Tommy The Story of His Boyhood by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
He had always been pure, noble and good; she could be proud of Him even when they were crucifying Him.
From The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional History of our Lord's Passion by James Stalker
