rope
noun
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
was roping
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past progressiveof rope.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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In addition to Pino, another native Cuban on the men’s team, Rojas, was roping line drives into center and, later, snagging shots to short on that recent Wednesday afternoon.
From Washington Times ● May 12, 2018
The latter was roping his stool and easel together.
From Ewing\'s Lady by Harry Leon Wilson
Mary V studied his reply carefully, keeping silence until Johnny had loaded the other cases and was roping them to the travois frame.
From Skyrider by Anton Otto Fischer
And they were beauties; with tops of soft leather with fancy stitching, inlaid with white enameled leather, and high heels, that a fellow could dig into the ground when he was roping a horse.
From Injun and Whitey to the Rescue by William S. Hart
On going forward we found that Bill had killed a deer and was roping it on his pack-horse.
From The Young Forester by Zane Grey
