Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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The White House said President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris had been briefed about the incident that they said took place at the Trump International Golf Course, "where former President Trump was golfing".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2024
She was golfing within a week, and wakeboarding within a month.
From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2022
The news media was also a target, as Mr. Mulvaney recounted in detail how a journalist had incorrectly reported that he was golfing with Mr. Trump when it was actually Jack Nicklaus, the famed golfer.
From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2020
Steve Ballmer was golfing with a longtime colleague and friend late last month when the conversation turned to what had happened a few days earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2019
Her father was golfing, and her mother was running errands.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
