pilot
noun
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
was piloting
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past progressiveof pilot.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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It expanded training, engaged an independent safeguarding organisation to review practices, and was piloting the use of cameras, it added.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The next best thing was piloting clunky, first-generation drones to get simple aerial shots. and then along came these sci-fi speedsters made of 3D-printed carbon fiber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
In 2019, The Times talked to Zoey Tur, who was piloting a helicopter for KCBS-TV and captured the chase.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
A state senator from North Dakota, his wife and two of their children were killed on Sunday evening when a small plane he was piloting crashed at an airport in Moab, Utah, the authorities said.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
May Mother never find out that I was piloting her precious Saturn on instructions from Rain, the face of so many of her childhood nightmares.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
