litigate
verb (used with object)
to make the subject of a lawsuit; contest at law.
were litigating
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past progressiveof litigate.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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While the two candidates were litigating each other’s records in office, Biden cut right to the chase.
From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2020
Well, the information was that they were going public because they were litigating.
From Slate ● Mar. 4, 2019
“I just thought it was very interesting that it happened during the time we were litigating the case.”
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2015
That’s the real thing — if we were litigating the successes of Brown — that’s the real thing that would be first on the agenda to correct.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2014
