was engraving
- past progressive of engrave.
Example Sentences
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Toughest assignment: It was engraving a globe-shaped trophy for the New York Yacht Club that was the size of a beach ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
When laser cutters first came along, everyone was engraving everything they could engrave.
From The Verge ● Jul. 16, 2017
While the cashier was engraving the tag, we took Klawde over to where they were offering the free vaccinations.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
Quite right, he would have been, mind you, if he had been carving a statue of her on Mount Eryx; but not when he was engraving a vignette to Æsop's fables.
From Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving by Ruskin, John
His first employment on his own account was engraving illustrations for books, and among the most noteworthy of these early plates were Smirke’s illustrations to Don Quixote.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
