carry
verb (used with object)
to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport.
was carrying
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past progressiveof carry.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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Authorities said they responded to a distress call from the boat, which was carrying 105 people, after it departed from Blériot Plage beach in Calais on Monday morning.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
I, meanwhile, was carrying a sweating plastic cup.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
They dissected Laura Owens’s claim that she was carrying Echard’s twins and grew suspicious when a photo surfaced of her at a horse show with no apparent baby bump.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
The vehicle was carrying the girl he was infatuated with and her date.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
He motioned to the shoebox she was carrying.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
