self-destruct
verb (used without object)
to destroy itself or oneself.
were self-destructing
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past progressiveof self-destruct.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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"I just think it got to a point where it didn't matter what we did, we were shooting ourselves in the foot. We were self-destructing," he said Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2018
