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
It was his birthday, and Hamlet, together with the king and queen, was parading through the countryside and village.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
