were impeding
- past progressive of impede.
Example Sentences
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Among other provisions, the bill makes it easier to develop factory-built homes, cuts regulations that some builders say were impeding construction, and gives federal funds to cities that make it easier to build.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Complaints rose as Jewish students and others said the tents were impeding university operations and access to pathways and buildings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2024
Another past guest of mine moved a stack of boot trays that were impeding her ability to comfortably lean against a wall by tossing them onto our patio.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
The RSF said the army's air strikes were impeding evacuation efforts by foreign diplomatic missions.
From Reuters ● Apr. 28, 2023
"You have killed him!" next I shouted—not because I believed the statement to be true, but because I had a mind to frighten into sobriety the men who were impeding me.
From Through Russia by Hogarth, C. J.
