disclaim
verb (used with object)
to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow; disown.
were disclaiming
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past progressiveof disclaim.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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All of this time unnamed Air Force officials were disclaiming serious interest in the UFO subject.
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt
