was sandblasting

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  past progressive

  Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.

  of sandblast.
  sandblast

  noun

  a blast of air or steam laden with sand, used to clean, grind, cut, or decorate hard surfaces, as of glass, stone, or metal.

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was sandblasting

Looking up, I noted the spindrift — blinding snow whipped into a frenzy by howling winds — that was sandblasting the entrance, some 20 feet above me.

From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2021

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