dust
noun
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
was dusting
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past progressiveof dust.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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When she was in sixth grade, she was dusting high schoolers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
Strike withdrew his head and turned to glare at Denise, who was dusting herself down in the doorway to his office.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 14, 2018
I was dusting a ceiling fan in his apartment and he got angry that I was doing it in his prized Black Sabbath T-shirt.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2018
The church had hired her to clean the restrooms, but now she was dusting the sanctuary, she said proudly.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2018
She was dusting Lynn’s altar, even though the forty-nine days had passed and Lynn had already left the earth.
From "Kira-Kira" by Cynthia Kadohata
