convoy
verb (used with object)
to accompany or escort, usually for protection.
was convoying
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past progressiveof convoy.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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The reason: the Navy was convoying coastal shipping in the Western Atlantic, from Maine to Florida.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was convoying some merchant vessels, and while at anchor near Cape May was attacked by an English cruiser with two companions.
From Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various
The very next day he encountered Ahmed Fedil at Abu Aadel, drove him from his position with great loss, and captured his camp and a large supply of grain he was convoying to the khalifa.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" by Various
It was the only way for a solitary destroyer to keep effective watch on both sides of the ship she was convoying.
From Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
Captain Pearson’s first anxiety was to get between the merchant-ships he was convoying and the privateers, which he successfully accomplished.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 by Frederick Whymper
