pluck
verb (used with object)
to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers, feathers, etc..
was plucking
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past progressiveof pluck.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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He was plucking weeds from the front porch at the time.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
"It was probably something I was plucking from thin air. It was just a gossip that was all," she told the court.
From BBC ● May 11, 2022
Einer Bankz claims it was a one-take recording, Polo G freestyling over an entrancing melody Banks was plucking out, just for fun, after a long day of shooting promotional clips.
From Slate ● May 1, 2021
While other designers were casting their shows with classically beautiful runway swans, Margiela was plucking oddballs from the street to walk in his shows.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 21, 2020
Outside, Ikejide was plucking oranges; his uniform bunched up at the back as he nudged fruit down with a stick.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
