piggyback
adverb
on the back or shoulders.
are piggybacking
-
present progressiveof piggyback.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Small businesses of all kinds are piggybacking on the tour’s momentum.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
Organizers of one such drive in New York are piggybacking on KelTec’s license to export 60 long guns they recently collected.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 18, 2022
“They are piggybacking on the South to sell the weapons and delivering a message of ‘forget me not.’”
From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2021
Cocoa is Ghana’s other natural bounty, and producers are piggybacking on the oil boom.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2018
We are piggybacking on the expertise and brilliance of this trainer.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2013
