was threading
- past progressive of thread.
Example Sentences
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Friedman was threading the needle between short-term contention and long-term sustainability without a formidable challenge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
When Smith moved to television in the title role of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, the show was threading a delicate needle.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2019
Sure enough, a skater on a board was threading his way through the parking lot.
From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate
Now the limousine was threading the narrow streets of Haarlem.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
The full, bosomy elms made a tunnel of shade over the yellow and red brick fronts along Commonwealth Avenue, and a trolley car was threading itself toward Boston down its slim, silver track.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
