were perpetuating
- past progressive of perpetuate.
Example Sentences
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“And now, as teachers, we were perpetuating that silence.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2023
“And now, as teachers,” she added, “we were perpetuating that silence.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2023
Whether intentionally or not, they were perpetuating it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
He did not try to destroy those who opposed him, he tried to soften their hearts to the injustices they were perpetuating.
From Fox News ● Jul. 20, 2020
But from her decks and from behind the ropes the passengers, with a battery of cameras, were perpetuating the historic scene.
From The Lost Road by Davis, Richard Harding
