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
Who was ferrying him around and putting him up?
From BBC ● Jan. 27, 2023
"Last night we moved 100 metres," said Anastasia Dymtruk, 31, who had slept in her car for three nights along with her friend's family, who she was ferrying to safety.
From Reuters ● Feb. 27, 2022
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
