maneuver
noun
a planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships, etc.
was maneuvering
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past progressiveof maneuver.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 air-conditioned bus, which came from the nearby Iloilo province, was maneuvering through the accident-prone mountain road when the driver, who was among those killed, lost control.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Two weeks after the Scotch party, Mr. Shorter was maneuvering his way onto Ms. Quiles’s calendar.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
I’m trying to think of a parallel situation where a U.S. attorney explicitly rebuked the sitting attorney general as he was maneuvering to remove the U.S. attorney from office.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2020
He said a Seattle newspaper had referred to him as "old," and other reports claimed that First Lady Nancy Reagan was "maneuvering" behind the scenes to hide signs of the president's alleged mental decline.
From Fox News ● Mar. 9, 2020
He was maneuvering it to and fro, trying to back it onto the sidewalk so that they could get to us.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
