ferry
noun
a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
was ferrying
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past progressiveof ferry.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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In this case, the plane was ferrying U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2026
Malhotra was ferrying his then-14-year-old daughter and her friends from Manhattan to Long Island, and listening from the driver’s seat to their myriad opinions on household brands.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
The wooden boat was ferrying people across a river to Kwara state after a wedding ceremony in neighbouring Niger state when it capsized on Monday night, local residents said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 13, 2023
Who was ferrying him around and putting him up?
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2023
They were building a cook fire, and a legless man, who propelled himself on a little cart, was ferrying vegetables to a large stew pot.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
