were stoning
- past progressive of stone.
Example Sentences
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And sometimes you are St. Stephen, who, while they were stoning him, could see Heaven opened.
From Jude the Obscure by Hardy, Thomas
Not far away, the children were stoning the plums, cherries, and peaches.
From Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know by Dickinson, Asa Don
With these feelings, I gave an agitated knock—they were stoning the plums, and did not immediately attend.
From A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others by Schayer, Julia Thompson von Stosch
Theo, if you'll give me your word never to tell it to any one, I cried like a baby; for Price looked for all the world like Stephen looked when they were stoning him.
From The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys by Manwell, M. B.
"Yes, miss," said Ovid, "you know that's what your departed aunt always told you: partikaly when you were stoning reasons for plum-cake."
From Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners by Leslie, Eliza
