were suggesting
- past progressive of suggest.
Example Sentences
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At the same time, climate modelers were suggesting it might be too expensive to fix climate change until the end of the century.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
But not all of them were, suggesting that simply making weapons isn’t enough to keep the gains coming.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
“If I wanted to do it my way and not go to the programs they were suggesting, then I had to be homeless,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025
At the UN General Assembly last month, the Iranians were suggesting that they were open to a new round of nuclear negotiations.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2024
When grace was over he turned to Manasseh and said, "And what was this way you were suggesting to me of getting a profitable Sephardic connection?"
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel