were inflicting
- past progressive of inflict.
Example Sentences
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By Sunday afternoon, his legs were inflicting maximal damage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
In the south, where Ukraine's forces aim to push to the Sea of Azov, Maliar said Kyiv's troops were "inflicting significant losses on the occupiers in terms of men and equipment".
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2023
Nkunku had been a frustrated figure all night, a player who found little space for all the suffocating pressure the Rangers defenders were inflicting on him.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2022
The letter, reportedly signed by more than 40 employees, was sent to the paper's leadership after it published a front-page article lamenting the damage rioters were inflicting on Philadelphia's buildings.
From Fox News ● Jun. 4, 2020
Jehovah loving even in punishment.—Amos had declared that Jehovah would surely punish his people because of injustices and wrongs which they were inflicting on one another.
From Hebrew Life and Times by Hunting, Harold B. (Harold Bruce)
