was overflying
- past progressive of overfly.
Example Sentences
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The plane was overflying Belarus on its way from Athens to Vilnius when Belarus controllers ordered it to land in Minsk, citing a bomb threat.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2022
That was when he learned that the U.S. was overflying the Soviet Union with U-2 planes and preparing an invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs.
From Time Magazine Archive
