straggle
verb (used without object)
to spread or be spread in a scattered fashion or at irregular intervals.
was straggling
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past progressiveof straggle.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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Amelia was straggling in with bleary eyes, asking what was going on and why we were all so awake.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2022
Their progress was straggling and broken, slower than that which Holly had made with his picked band of three.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
Monk then had thirty-five ships well in hand; but the rear had opened and was straggling, as is apt to be the case with long columns.
From The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
The mist had in a great measure cleared away, and the sunlight was straggling through the remaining clouds.
From Peak's Island A Romance of Buccaneer Days by Anna W. Ford Piper
The Train was straggling along under an occasional fire.
From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Will Levington Comfort
