were overthrowing
- past progressive of overthrow.
Example Sentences
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Many of the 100 or more other soldiers who participated were unaware they were overthrowing the government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
Mr. Stevens, 52, was Washington’s envoy to the rebels in Libya when they were overthrowing Col.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2012
When the rebels overthrew his government this year, they found it difficult to separate the names of their own revolutionary councils from the ones they were overthrowing.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2011
It had not only internal enemies, but also foreign enemies to contend with; and while its armies were repelling Europe, parties were overthrowing each other in the assemblies.
From History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814 by Mignet, M. (François-Auguste-Marie-Alexis)
The Hittites were attacking the empire in the north, and rebels were overthrowing it within.
From Patriarchal Palestine by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
