were fraternizing
- past progressive of fraternize.
Example Sentences
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The bulletins of the fighting are contradictory and obscure, but by 3rd Nov. Russians and Germans were fraternizing on the Riga front, and on 20th Nov. hostilities ceased.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various
The hunters from the glacial plains of Canada were fraternizing with the volunteers from Australia and New Zealand.
From Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster
The commander of the forces conveyed to the ministry the alarming intelligence, that the troops were fraternizing with the people, and their loyalty could not be relied on in the event of an outbreak.
From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.
On the fore-deck groups of sailors and firemen belonging to both vessels were fraternizing.
From The Stowaway Girl by Tracy, Louis
According to the fugitives from Paris, the insurrection had triumphed, the troops of the line were fraternizing with the rebels, and the Guard was retiring on Saint-Cloud to gather round the King.
From Memoirs (Vieux Souvenirs) of the Prince de Joinville by Loyd, Lady Mary Sophia (Hely-Hutchinson)
