was ambling
- past progressive of amble.
Example Sentences
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His son Eric Trump was ambling around the clubhouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Flora Steel was ambling through an antique fair in central England about 30 years ago when she spotted an unusual-looking brooch.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2024
He said it was "ambling down the road without a care in the world".
From BBC ● May 30, 2023
I was ambling along the back roads that crisscross the Mason-Dixon line the other day and chanced on an alluring mom-and-pop garden center on the Pennsylvania side.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2016
The cat was ambling into the backyard from the weed field beyond.
From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli
