scheme
noun
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
were scheming
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past progressiveof scheme.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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“It was something we were scheming all week for DK, trying to get 14 the ball,” said Seattle receiver Jake Bobo.
From Seattle Times β Sep. 24, 2023
Smith denied the charges against him and claimed his victims were "scheming" and "liars" but was convicted following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
From BBC β Feb. 20, 2015
Western-based exiles were scheming to get back into power, and one of the key plotters, Ali Akbar Tabatabai, lived in Bethesda, Maryland, a Washington suburb.
From Newsweek β Feb. 9, 2015
Are we to believe that there was some kind of plot where people were scheming to help him?
From Chicago Tribune β Jan. 18, 2012
John Garrett was sure the men were scheming to steal their horses in the middle of the night.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
