vacation
noun
a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday.
was vacationing
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past progressiveof vacation.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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Bunch, in an interview, said he made the call to retire in late August while he was vacationing at the beach with his family—before the Interior Department’s letter went out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Thirty years ago, I was vacationing at the Manele Bay Resort in Lanai, Hawaii, when my wife noticed an actor seated near us.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
A$AP Rocky was arrested in 2022 at Los Angeles International Airport, returning from Barbados, where he was vacationing with Rihanna in her native country.
From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2025
In March 2020, she was vacationing in L.A. with her family when government officials issued a stay-at-home order due to COVID.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2024
Three things lay on the doormat: a postcard from Uncle Vernon’s sister Marge, who was vacationing on the Isle of Wight, a brown envelope that looked like a bill, and — a letter for Harry.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
