buffet
was buffeting
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past progressiveof buffet.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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Globalization was buffeting the region with other big changes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025
Like VG in Norway, the Guardian was among the first British papers to recognize the Internet as the only portal in the storm that was buffeting traditional newspapers.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the intense dust storm that was buffeting the planet at the time completely obscured the view.
From Time Magazine Archive
Back in Washington, the revolving door was buffeting Baker's nominee for Deputy Secretary of State, Lawrence Eagleburger, a former high-ranking diplomat who most recently was the $200,000-a-year president of Kissinger Associates.
From Time Magazine Archive
But it was no use, and now she could not sleep, and the wind was buffeting the walls of their tent, keening like an army of ghosts.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
