squire
noun
(in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
was squiring
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past progressiveof squire.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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Within a month, I was squiring him around to share whatever literary friendships of mine looked to survive the looming loss of my job.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2017
I assume regular male host Adrian Chiles was taking what folk in broadcasting call, without a trace of irony, "a well-earned break", because a chap called Dan was squiring Christine Bleakley.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 28, 2011
By the wee hours of Tuesday morning, however, Mr. Qaddafi was squiring journalists around neighborhoods filled with Qaddafi sympathizers, saying the rebels who had rolled into the city had fallen into a trap.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2011
Luis Viera, who was squiring his two young children around the Columbia Pike Farmers Market in a stroller, also said the arguments are getting out of hand.
From Washington Post
That evening—a week ago, when he was squiring me home from the concert.
From Quality Street A Comedy by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
