bulldoze
verb (used with object)
to clear, level, or reshape the contours of (land) by or as if by using a bulldozer.
was bulldozing
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past progressiveof bulldoze.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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By late Wednesday morning, he was bulldozing the sites that were considered too unsafe to remain in place.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2021
He and other officials pushed back against speculation that the city was bulldozing RFK to pave a path for the Redskins to replace it with a new stadium.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 5, 2019
In past games, all it took to fix pollution was bulldozing some factories.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2013
Jack Kennedy was bulldozing his way across Wisconsin, and Symington's top aides and impatient partisans were urging him to declare himself before it is too late.
From Time Magazine Archive
