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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Admani was vacationing in Costa Rica on Sunday night when his cellphone rattled repeatedly from a series of text messages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
She was vacationing with a good friend at a beach resort in Mexico about 13 years ago, enjoying some long-deferred “me time,” when a man on a bike approached her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
Mandy connected with a man on Bumble when she was vacationing in Seattle, and they started talking.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2024
At the time, Bush was vacationing at his ranch in Crawford, Texas.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2024
Darwin was vacationing at his sister’s estate in Dorking, but de Vries tracked him down and traveled out to meet him.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
