arch
was arching
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past progressiveof arch.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Where a normal pull-up involves engaging your arms, back, and core to pull yourself up and over the bar, Greene was arching her back before swinging her body upward into a somewhat hollow position.
From Slate ● Apr. 1, 2021
Sandyface, the mother cat, was arching her back and purring pleadingly about Sammy’s sturdy legs.
From The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to by Grace Brooks Hill
It was arching its back like a cat that's just seen a strange dog, and with every arch it swelled its stomach.
From Tish by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Then the ball was arching up against the darkening sky.
From The Crimson Sweater by Ralph Henry Barbour
His talk with his mother may have given him new zeal, and the rainbow of promise was arching his heaven even then as he played, and waited for his new friend to appear.
From Boy Scouts: Tenderfoot Squad or, Camping at Raccoon Lodge by Alan Douglas
