travel
verb (used without object)
to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey.
was traveling
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past progressiveof travel.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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"I was traveling home by train," recalls Passaleva, "and all of a sudden I was rushing against time to commandeer one of the largest telescopes in the world from my laptop."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
The man, the driver and sole occupant of the car, was traveling north on Grand Avenue and veered off the roadway and through a guardrail.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was traveling along the line of sight at more than 6,000 kilometers per second, indicating that a densely bound structure may have survived the initial blast and was now moving rapidly toward us.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
She was traveling with her husband and four kids from the Greek island of Syros to Athens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Then I was traveling as the ship’s cat dropped with a thump upon the deck where I’d just been.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
