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 Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir
