scrub
verb (used with object)
to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
was scrubbing
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past progressiveof scrub.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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“Whether I was scrubbing floors, playing football, doing banking — whatever it was, be the best I can be at it. That was always the standard for my brothers and I.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 28, 2022
We heard that grocery stores were wiping their shelves, carts, and baskets and that New York was scrubbing down its subway cars.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2021
Taylor Patterson, a 21-year old Washington native who works for a downtown improvement group named after the “Golden Triangle,” the city’s 43-square-block core, was scrubbing graffiti from traffic signs.
From Reuters ● Jun. 3, 2020
She was scrubbing the floor because she was a young part-timer at what was then Zantigo Restaurant, and that’s what you do when you’re a part-timer at a fast food joint.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 12, 2017
Evan was scrubbing the casserole pan when Jessie stacked the last dirty dish by his elbow.
From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies
