was calving
- past progressive of calve.
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately, we missed our chance to dive into the Antarctic because the glacier was calving, sending large sheets of ice crashing into the water.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
It was calving season for Tim O’Connor, a third-generation rancher in the Klamath Basin.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
Throughout Western Europe and the United States, a new era was calving off an older one.
From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022
In the barn one early evening last week, the Brown Swiss cow was calving for the first time.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once more, late in the night, the whole house was astir on account of the heifer: she was calving.
From Black Forest Village Stories by Auerbach, Berthold
