tow
verb (used with object)
to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device.
was towing
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past progressiveof tow.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 sailor assigned to man the brakes in the cockpit and another who was towing the jet had to jump off at the last second.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
One of his first flying jobs was towing advertising banners, first in Florida and then in Southern California out of the Compton airport.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024
Witnesses say the single-engine Piper PA-18 plane was towing a banner before it crashed.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2023
They were traveling east when they collided with the westbound truck, which was towing an empty flatbed trailer.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2022
I saw he was towing a trailer with a tarp roped over it.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
