was alighting
- past progressive of alight.
Example Sentences
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Subhash told them they were at Foggy Bottom, where he himself was alighting.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2015
From the tonneau a tall man was alighting.
From Happy House by Abbott, Jane D.
It was the station wagon stopping at the Yellow House gate, and a strange gentleman was alighting.
From Mother Carey's Chickens by Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith
The bridegroom was alighting from his carriage, accompanied by his brother-in-law, Consul Wingaard.
From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume II (of 2) by Bj?rnson, Bj?rnstjerne
But my attention was just then preoccupied by the face and figure, which seemed familiar to me, of a woman who was alighting from the brake.
From Stories in Light and Shadow by Harte, Bret
