were usurping
- past progressive of usurp.
Example Sentences
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The bike stations were usurping parking spots — churches depend on street parking.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2013
Furious Giraudists charged that the Fighting French were usurping power, plotting a coup.
From Time Magazine Archive
It would not do to make him feel as if his mother were usurping his place.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
When he says "Mamma" in his inimitable way, I am proud and overwhelmed; when he puts his arms round my neck, it is as if I were usurping a reward too perfect for me.
From Woman by Marx, Magdeleine
Beings of a ruder make were usurping their bodies.
From The Emigrant Trail by Bonner, Geraldine
