coast
noun
the land next to the sea; seashore.
was coasting
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past progressiveof coast.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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It sounded like your previous cleaner was coasting, in addition to leaving sticky marks under your actual coaster.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Fury was coasting against Usyk but his problem was he ran out of gas and got caught," Woodhall says.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2024
Musk was coasting along on a wave of undeserved adulation, at least until he bought Twitter.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2023
I pulled on my mask and plunged into the water just as a stingray was coasting by.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 27, 2016
Peter Sinkowitz was coasting down his driveway in a four-wheeled plastic banana; the two little girls were running, screaming after him.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
