forage
noun
was foraging
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past progressiveof forage.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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Equally as impressive was foraging flanker Tommy Reffell.
From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2024
It seemed that way at 18, when an army of people was foraging for his golf ball in a thicket.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 9, 2022
Early man’s idea of happy hour was foraging under a tree for rotten plums and getting pleasantly sick while trying not to fall out of a tree.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2019
When she was 9, she was foraging for food with her grandmother, who suddenly fell into a diabetic coma.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2017
Meanwhile, the skunk was foraging through the snow.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
