parade
noun
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
was parading
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past progressiveof parade.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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But it was not just his weapons that Kim Jong-Un was parading.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2023
They headed off to find the fanciful giant puppet of the conductor that was parading down Wilshire somewhere behind the Oaxacan parade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2018
By the end of Monday’s game, Newton was parading around the Carolina sideline, waving a towel and smiling.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2016
He was parading trapos al sol, no doubt, as Gorostiza had written in his letter to Pellicer.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2015
With little pleased nods of his handsome black head he was parading up and down the inside of the bathtub.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
