slog
verb (used with object)
to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.
was slogging
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past progressiveof slog.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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The game was slogging along at Tennessee’s style and pace.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2023
Culture shift: In 2021, Maryland felt at times like it was slogging through the bulk of the season.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
"I was slogging on the acoustic singer-songwriter scene for a very long time, just blending in... And Jamal was this sort of tastemaker."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2022
Washington was slogging through another miserable campaign at 10-32 and was a few weeks removed from firing its coach, Flip Saunders.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 24, 2014
His glance travelled to Potch, who was slogging at the cement stone again.
From The Black Opal by Katharine Susannah Prichard
