salute
verb (used with object)
to pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc.
was saluting
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past progressiveof salute.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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And there he was, saluting during the national anthem before the game, and the crowd wasn’t upset at all.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2025
About the time Woods was saluting thousands of fans crammed into so many spaces around St. Andrews, Smith was making birdie after birdie to take the lead.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
“I was saluting the fans, I get an ovation, and before you know it, the ovation gets bigger,” Guerrero said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2018
Wes was saluting a friend from childhood, who was on the verge of becoming an N.B.A. star.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 12, 2018
While he was standing, his left hand upon his sword, near the porter, who was saluting him in military fashion like a veteran, Eric came up.
From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Berthold Auerbach
