head
noun
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the torso by the neck and containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
was heading
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past progressiveof head.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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Over the course of her own career, Eleazar has at times had to check in with herself to make sure she was heading down the right path.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
West Texas Intermediate was heading towards $95 for the first time since June.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
As recently as Wednesday, it looked like Blume was heading for a legal showdown with the often-fractious supervisory board to push through the restructuring.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Fernandes then shook hands with opposing players and the officials and was heading off to find more opponents to greet when he realised he had forgotten to collect the match ball, his hat-trick reward.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
I was heading for the ancient Marquess of Tilbury, a large target.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
