streak
noun
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like.
was streaking
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past progressiveof streak.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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Michigan wide receiver Roman Wilson was streaking open and caught the ball for a 20-yard gain to remember.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2024
This week, aboard a Gulfstream IV jet that was streaking toward Alaska as a giant storm seethed miles below, an engineer gave a quick countdown: “Sonde’s out in 5, 4, 3, 2 …”
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2023
Alabama started a string of three straight touchdowns with Jones’s 66-yard touchdown to Smith, who was streaking by himself downfield after Auburn defenders bit on a pump fake.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2020
The ball careened off the back of the iron, but James was streaking down the floor full speed.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 30, 2020
The star quarterback, Brian Denehy, wound up and threw a sixty-yarder to his favorite receiver, James “Hands” Down, who was streaking a fly pattern down the sideline.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
