piggyback
adverb
on the back or shoulders.
was piggybacking
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past progressiveof piggyback.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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While it's not clear what form this collaboration may take, it's a rare example of a global fashion giant acknowledging that it failed to credit local artisans and the craft it was piggybacking on.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2025
Though de Blasio had arranged to address members of the state’s Democratic black caucus, he was piggybacking on an event already scheduled by another candidate in the polling-circa-1-percent subdivision, the former tech executive Andrew Yang.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2019
Unquestionably, the switcheroo risked looking opportunist, as if a big company was piggybacking on the issue of the moment for a marketing opportunity.
From New York Times ● Jul. 26, 2018
That was what this was piggybacking off of, so it’s not a mistake that he started there and then became president at all.”
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2017
