was roaring
- past progressive of roar.
Example Sentences
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The technology sector in general was roaring back to life, with hardware-oriented stocks leading the way.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 6, 2026
After shooting from 2018 to 2024, the film went live on YouTube in late 2025, as Google was roaring back to life in the AI wars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
By 99 minutes, Darwin Nunez was roaring in celebration, kicking the advertising hoardings in front of a mass of flailing arms and legs in a disbelieving away end.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2024
There it was, roaring to life as my daughter, for reasons clear only to the men with whistles, fouled out in the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
The words tumbled out, faster now, as if a dam inside her had broken, and the story was roaring through her.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
