incite
verb (used with object)
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action.
were inciting
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past progressiveof incite.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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He made claims that somehow they were inciting violence, which, clearly they were not.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2023
Police said the women, who were filmed standing outside a police station in masks, were inciting violence against their institution.
From Reuters ● Aug. 24, 2020
He warned the Security Council that armed groups were inciting Christians and Muslims against each other.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2013
Some feared the soapboxers were inciting treason, while others found them a bit preachy and annoying.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2012
But an arrogant and cruel commandant, by his ill-judged severity, at a time when the warlike Chickasaws were inciting the Natchez to rise, produced a fearful explosion.
From French Pathfinders in North America by William Henry Johnson
