was scrolling
- past progressive of scroll.
Example Sentences
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When Seattle-based professor Daniel Bessner was scrolling through excerpts of the messages on X from his couch, he thought of how his own students put much more effort into their spelling.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
I work at a major social-media company and read your column about Gen Z unplugging while I was scrolling Instagram during my morning commute.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2025
I was scrolling on Instagram and I saw an article about a company called Tupperware.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2025
At Sherlock's bar that night, Friend A was scrolling through Facebook when she noticed Agnes in what appeared to be a tense exchange with a white man.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2025
It was their conversation that was scrolling down the right side of the screen.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
