panhandle
noun
the handle of a pan.
was panhandling
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past progressiveof panhandle.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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Sprawled on a sidewalk near a freeway on-ramp, a man calling himself “Rabbit” was panhandling for money accompanied by his two beagle-pit bull mixes, Pooh Bear and Piglet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
On that morning, Valdivia was seated in a nearly empty train around 6:30 a.m. when he was approached by a man who was panhandling and got into a verbal altercation with him.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2022
The local sheriff couldn’t afford it, so a genetics lab called Othram was panhandling on the internet.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2022
Part of Berez’s former job at Downtown Grill & Brewery was keeping an eye on the patio and making sure no one was panhandling there.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 11, 2018
Once, on one of the coldest days of the year, Chris was panhandling in the affluent Oak Park neighborhood, famous for being the birthplace of Ernest Hemingway and its tours of Frank Lloyd Wright’s homes.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 20, 2015
