pirate
noun
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
was pirating
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past progressiveof pirate.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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"There's no evidence that anyone was pirating away a bunch of money."
From Time ● Oct. 28, 2017
“There’s no evidence that anyone was pirating away a bunch of money.”
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2017
These fraudulent objects, and the audacity with which he promoted them, created so much hype the very brands he was pirating began to beat a path to his door with real commissions.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2013
Southwest Conference colleges complained that Wilkinson was pirating away Texas's best football prospects.
From Time Magazine Archive
