Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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“I was ducking and covering, and the same with the rest of the students,” Molotky said.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
Rosengart had previously claimed to Fox News Digital that Jamie was ducking a deposition aimed at learning more about alleged recordings from illegally planted listening devices in the bedroom in her home.
From Fox News ● Dec. 28, 2021
"It looked like he was ducking my calls."
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2020
While he was doing that, I was laughing because he was ducking and dodging, and I was like, “Oh, man, it would actually be a really fun game if you could swat hands away.”
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2017
I was ducking through traffic, cutting through yards.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
