were formulating
- past progressive of formulate.
Example Sentences
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Throughout the season people were formulating their theories as to the killer's identity, and Jan kept on coming up on a few discussion board threads.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2021
Last year, its executives were formulating the most aggressive business venture since Palmer helped found the company in 1995.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2019
Some two dozen other states were formulating their own codes or had already done so, but the White House was known to be hoping that New York's regulations would serve as a model for others.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reagan approved the ideas they were formulating at a Camp David meeting in mid-August.
From Time Magazine Archive
Around the time that Shin and Park were formulating their escape plan, the North Korean government concluded that the border had become far too porous and posed a threat to internal security.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
