plot
noun
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose.
were plotting
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past progressiveof plot.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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By February 2023, Roussev and Marsalek were plotting to send Dzhambazov and "one more person" to Stuttgart, where they believed Ukrainian soldiers to be training on Patriot missile systems.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2025
Forbes reported on Saturday investors were plotting to restore Altman as CEO.
From Reuters ● Nov. 19, 2023
As Smiley said during the interview with De León, “Y’all were plotting against us!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
And there were already rumors that LSU and maybe even some NFL teams were plotting to lure the 50-year-old coach away from the Spartans.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
Almost all of the sons of the founders were implicated, although none of them knew concretely what action they were plotting.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
