hoist
verb (used with object)
to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance.
was hoisting
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past progressiveof hoist.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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The tower crane, owned by New York Crane and Equipment Corp., was hoisting concrete to the 36th story of a luxury high-rise when a fire broke out in the machine’s cab, officials said.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Eighteen months later, Siya Kolisi was hoisting the trophy in Yokohama.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2022
He said his biggest regret was hoisting but one Lombardi trophy in Green Bay.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 4, 2015
I was hoisting a red power drill when she hollered, “Ten minutes.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2015
Captain Wilson, who commanded the Vansittart, I was informed had just finished a survey of those Straits and was hoisting his boat in when the ship struck.
From A Voyage to the South Sea For The Purpose Of Conveying The Bread-Fruit Tree To The West Indies, Including An Account Of The Mutiny On Board The Ship by William Bligh
