was extricating
- past progressive of extricate.
Example Sentences
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I was nearly unseated by the collision, but leaped to the ground, and at the same moment another flash showed me the form of a lady whom a man was extricating from the broken vehicle.
From Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee by Cooke, John Esten
He went outside and hailed his rescuer, who had found a piece of gum that he was extricating from some wrappings that indicated a rather dirty pocket.
From Mixed Faces by Norton, Roy
Jonathan was extricating his line from an alder bush, and did not answer.
From The Jonathan Papers by Morris, Elisabeth Woodbridge
With one hand He was pushing aside the branch of a tree, though a great thorn went right through it; and with the other He was extricating a sheep which was entangled in the thorns.
From From Death into Life or, twenty years of my minstry by Haslam, William
With Preston and Anstey he was extricating his command from a perilous situation, where skilful seamanship alone could regain control of the helm without allowing the vessel to wallow helplessly in the fiery sea.
From The Wireless Officer by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
