blitz
were blitzing
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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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Meanwhile, the Daily Star’s suggestion that fans were blitzing social media seems to have been accepted uncritically.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2018
“They were blitzing the safety and trying to do whatever they could to take away the run game,” Browns tackle Joe Thomas said.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 12, 2015
During fourth inning, as the Mets were blitzing the Miami Marlins starter Tom Koehler while sending 12 batters to the plate, twice they held runners at third base on singles to right field.
From New York Times ● Apr. 19, 2015
We saw it a couple weeks ago, back to Carolina; we were blitzing, ripping, and forcing the quarterback to throw the ball away.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2014
On the south side of the point, where the heaviest concentrations of fish were blitzing, the water flowed hard from left to right.
From Time Magazine Archive
