travel
verb (used without object)
to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey.
was travelling
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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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Shared mobility charity CoMoUK's 2025 report suggests that for more than half of the people using rental e-scooters, the most common use was travelling to work or school.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Data seen by investigators showed Burton's train's brakes were activated for about nine seconds before the collision, when the train was travelling at about 76mph.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Stirling Smith curator Aiofe McKenna said it was exciting that the ball was travelling to Miami.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Tudor Evans from Capel Dewi in Aberystwyth was travelling home from a holiday in Italy when he died on the westbound train.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
But on his way back from the Holy Land, the ship Vesalius was travelling in encountered severe storms and was delayed sufficiently for supplies to run low, while the passengers also suffered severe seasickness.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
