accompany
verb (used with object)
to go along or in company with; join in action.
were accompanying
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past progressiveof accompany.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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Consular officials said they were were accompanying Alanís’ family both in California and in his home state of Michoacán, in central Mexico, where, according to news accounts, his wife and a daughter still reside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2025
The inspector general said border authorities didn’t always record the names of family members who were accompanying children, making reunification more difficult later on.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
They were accompanying a team who had just flown a four-seater Sling 4 plane from Cape Town to Cairo.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2019
Wassim al-Ahmad, an opposition activist, said members of the Free Syrian Army umbrella rebel organization and the opposition's Mouadamiya Local Council were accompanying the inspectors on their tour of the suburb.
From Reuters ● Aug. 27, 2013
Balee scraped out some dirt with a knife, then waved me over, along with Erickson and my son Newell, who were accompanying us.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
