cruise
verb (used without object)
to sail about on a pleasure trip.
are cruising
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present progressiveof cruise.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Candidates' posters are up, vans topped with loudspeakers are cruising the streets, and Takaichi held her first rally Tuesday in central Tokyo, where dozens of people gathered to listen to her speak.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
Robotaxis are cruising city streets and robots are flooding factories, but the unpredictability of the home makes it a trickier frontier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025
Liverpool are cruising towards a Premier League title at the first attempt under Arne Slot, but off the pitch, this season has not been as straightforward.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025
Or the fact that his first-place Atlanta Braves are cruising toward the playoffs and he wants to see another World Series.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
All we know is that at some point, at uncertain intervals, they trundle across the road down which we are cruising at sixty-six thousand miles an hour.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
