was milking
- past progressive of milk.
Example Sentences
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Unfortunately, she became the indirect culprit of a mistake in 1683, when the cow she was milking kicked the milk bucket over.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2021
They came to a pen where a ranch hand was milking cows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2021
By the time I was in high school, my dad was milking between 300 and 400 cows.
From Slate ● Jan. 26, 2017
Tour director Christian Prudhomme suggested Armstrong was milking the race’s notoriety to further his own agenda.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 29, 2013
She was milking it for all it was worth, and judging from the blank stares of Kevin and the jury, Mr. Robineau and I were the only ones who got the joke.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
