venture
noun
an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, especially a risky or dangerous one.
was venturing
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past progressiveof venture.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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Every time she showed up at a race, she was venturing into uncharted territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
She apprenticed at the Cleveland Playhouse at a time when the theater was venturing into musicals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
Mr. Suárez Fernández said hardly anyone was venturing out into the streets in the afternoon to avoid peak temperatures.
From New York Times ● Apr. 28, 2023
But Presley, a mid-30s mom of two at the time, was venturing into the specific art form her father more or less pioneered: rock-and-roll superstardom.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 13, 2023
She knew she was venturing into the belly of the beast.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
