raid
noun
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed.
was raiding
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past progressiveof raid.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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They were also the only uniforms at the Games inspired by attire from the 13th century, when Mongolia was raiding the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
One longtime board member, Kitty Lunn, said that while she did not suspect that Ms. Williams was raiding the till, she was concerned about the declined credit cards and the checks that did not clear.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2016
It was the era when Peter Clowes was conning investors, when Robert Maxwell was raiding the Mirror pension fund and all sorts of skullduggery was happening at BCCI.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 22, 2012
Lucas told Smith some of his experiences among the baboons, explained the big scar on his head as the mark of a kick delivered by an ostrich whose nest he was raiding.
From Time Magazine Archive
She was raiding beds of amass and devising ways to roast the bulbs and make a new dish.
From Her Father's Daughter by Gene Stratton-Porter
