sally
noun
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
is sallying
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present progressiveof sally (3rd person singular).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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He is sallying forth to see things not as they are, but as they were "once upon a time."
From Humanly Speaking by Samuel McChord Crothers
St. George is sallying forth to slay the dragon on the one side, and on the reverse he is refreshing himself with a tankard of ale after his labours.
From Vanishing England by P. H. (Peter Hampson) Ditchfield
