- Was in charge of a party
- Was in charge of big bag for plunder
- Was in charge of everyone
- Was in charge of the music
- Was in command
- Was in command in the cockpit
- Was in command of
- Was in competition with
- Was in debt
- Was in debt regarding
- Was in debt to
- Was in first
- Was in first place
- Was in front
- Was in front of the others
- Was in front of the pack
- Was in harmony
- Was in hock
- Was in knots
- Was in last place
- Was in misery
- Was in Mountain Pose, perhaps
- Was in need of
- Was in need of a good rubdown
- Was in need of a rubdown
- Was in need of a scratch
- Was in need of liniment, perhaps
- Was in neutral
- Was in no way happy
- Was in on
- Was in pain
- Was in possession of
- Was in power
- Was in session
- Was in session, as Congress
- Was in store for
- Was in tears
- Was in the arms of Morpheus
- Was in the black
- Was in the Bond trade?
- Was in the cards
- Was in the choir
- Was in the club
- Was in the driver's seat
- Was in the forefront
- Was in the hole
- Was in the lead
- Was in the loop
- Was in the movies
- Was in the offing
- Was in the paper
- Was in the past
- Was in the red
- Was in the running for
- Was in the van
- Was in the vanguard
- Was in theaters
- Was in, as a class
- Was inactive
- Was inactive or indifferent
- Was inattentive
- Was inattentive to
- Was inclined
- Was incoherent
- Was incorrect
- Was incredibly embarrassed, in slang
- Was indebted
- Was indebted to
- Was indecisive
- Was indirect
- Was indisposed
- Was infected with
- Was informed
- Was informed of
- Was informed that it is tough out east
- was ingrained
- Was inquisitive
- Was interested
- Was intimidated by
- Was into
- Was introduced to
- Was introduced to the doctor?
- Was inventive, and then some
- Was irate
- Was irritating
- Was irritating, in a way
- Was irritating, like poison ivy
- Was isolated from others
- Was ist ___?
- Was it ___ I saw? (classic palindrome)
- Was it a ___? "Yeah, a great big one" (line from "L.A. Confidential")
- Was it a cat ___? (palindrome)
- Was it you? answer
- Was jealous of
- Was jerky
- Was jubilant
- Was juicy
- Was just asking for a citation
- Was just fine
- Was just getting started
- Was just on deck
- Was kaput
- Was king
- was known for its warlike people
- Was lachrymose
- Was laden with
- Was laid up
- Was late
- Was lazy
- Was left idle
- Was left on base
- Was less than explicit
- Was less than perfect
- Was light on one's feet?
- Was like
- Was like a beacon
- Was like a bell
- Was like a lark with laryngitis?
- Was like Fred Astaire to Ginger Rogers
- Was like-minded
- Was linked with
- Was listless
- Was livid
- Was loath to experience
- Was logically consistent
- Was long and boring
- Was long-winded
- Was loquacious
- Was lost in thought
- Was loud
- Was lousy
- Was lovesick, say
- Was loyal to
- Was lucid
- Was lured in
- Was mad for
- Was malicious toward
- Was malodorous
- Was manic
- Was married to an Amazon?
- Was meddlesome
- Was melodramatic
- Was mentioned
- Was mentioned, as a name
- Was mentioned, as in conversation
- Was mentioned, with "up"
- Was merciful to
- Was merciful, in a way
- Was miserable
- Was missing
- Was mistaken
- Was monarch
- Was moody
- Was mopey
- Was more important than
- Was more than inventive
- Was more than miffed
- Was more than misleading
- Was more than nice to, with "on"
- Was moribund
- Was mortified, hyperbolically
- Was moved a lot
- Was moved by
- Was moved, perhaps
- Was much bigger than
- Was nasty to
- Was naturally present
- Was nearly as good as
- Was nervy enough
- Was nice to the baby sitter
- Was nice to the babysitter
- Was no dummy
- Was no longer hungry
- Was no longer in a slump?
- Was no longer supine
- Was no more
- Was noisy all through the night
- Was noisy at night
- Was noncommittal
- Was nostalgic
- Was nostalgic (for)
- Was nostalgic for
- Was nosy
- Was not convicted
- Was not cooped up
- Was not off one's rocker
- Was not original
- Was not renewed
- Was not right
- Was nourished
- Was nourished by
- Was nourished with
- Was nuts about
- Was nuts over
- Was obligated
- Was obligated to
- Was obliged to
- Was obsequious
- Was observant
- Was obviously asleep
- Was obviously displeased with
- Was obviously furious
- Was obviously impressed
- Was obviously in pain
- Was of great height
- Was of greater significance than
- Was of importance
- Was of real importance
- Was of service
- Was of the opinion
- Was of use
- Was of use to
- Was off
- Was off base
- Was off guard
- Was off one's feed
- Was off the mark
- Was off-center
- Was offended by
- Was OK'd by Playtex?
- Was older than
- Was on
- Was on a bench
- Was on a crowded bus, say
- Was on a flexitarian plan, maybe
- Was on a jury
- Was on a losing streak
- Was on a roll
- Was on a slate
- Was on a stakeout
- Was on a ticket
- Was on a treadmill
- Was on both sides of
- Was on Easy Street
- Was on eggshells?
- Was on first
- Was on one's rocker?
- Was on television
- Was on the ballot
- Was on the bench
- Was on the bench, perhaps
- Was on the big screen
- Was on the bottom?
- Was on the brink
- Was on the broadcast schedule
- Was on the ebb
- Was on the fulcrum
- Was on the hook for
- Was on the horizon
- Was on the loose