raft
noun
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials.
was rafting
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past progressiveof raft.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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Sandi Howard was rafting through a picturesque gorge on the Kennebec River in May 2018 when she first heard about plans to build transmission lines nearby.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2022
The weekend before she died, Alison was rafting on the Nantahala River in North Carolina with her mother; her boyfriend, Chris; her close friend Katy; and me.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2015
The Chaffee County Sheriff’s Office says 57-year-old Mary Johnson, of Dallas, was rafting with several other people when their commercial guide fell into the river at about noon Thursday.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 24, 2014
While they put that trick on us at Talland Cove, their haill womankind was rafting the true cargo up the river.
From The Mayor of Troy by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
