backpack
noun
were backpacking
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past progressiveof backpack.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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Boyle and Coleman were backpacking in Afghanistan in October 2012 when they were kidnapped.
From Fox News ● Dec. 19, 2019
A year later, Wisconsin native Kari Bowerman, 27, and Canadian Cathy Huynh, 26, were backpacking in Vietnam.
From Fox News ● Jun. 12, 2019
The group is believed to have grabbed Coleman and Boyle while they were backpacking in Afghanistan in 2012.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 23, 2016
Once when we were backpacking in Dark Canyon outside Canyonlands National Park, we were two days into our trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2015
