were propounding
- past progressive of propound.
Example Sentences
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"Now," said Miss North, as if she were propounding a theory of rare and striking originality, "who can tell me another part of the body?"
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908 by Various
Moreover the school commonly called Brownists, who developed into the sect of Independents, were propounding the theory that the Church consisted not of the whole nation but only of the Elect.
From England under the Tudors by Innes, Arthur D. (Arthur Donald)
Then, as though he were propounding a conundrum, he asked: “Do you know the difference between a railroad man and a chap who wants to be one?”
From Cab and Caboose The Story of a Railroad Boy by Munroe, Kirk
Mr. Chadband states the question as if he were propounding an entirely new riddle of much ingenuity and merit to Mr. Snagsby and entreating him not to give it up.
From Bleak House by Dickens, Charles
"What do you suppose it will be like?" said Lilian, quite as if she were propounding a brand-new conundrum.
From The Dorrance Domain by Wells, Carolyn
