lace
noun
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
was lacing
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past progressiveof lace.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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While most boys in his South Side Chicago neighborhood were trying to shoot hoops like Michael Jordan, Davis was lacing on skates and speeding around an ice rink.
From Time Magazine Archive
Jonos had finally gotten his breeches turned the right way round and was lacing them up the front.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
He was lacing the latigo through the cinch rings when there was a small stir behind him.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
She looked at Harry and he was lacing his thin fingers together in different shapes.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
I was lacing up my boot when I heard a faint noise off in the forest, out of sight behind a stand of thick pine trees.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
