board
noun
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
were boarding
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past progressiveof board.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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Workers at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan resort were boarding up windows, securing outdoor furniture and equipment, checking alarm systems and stocking first aid kits on Friday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
They were boarding a whale safari boat tour when they learned their flight the following day had been canceled.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2025
At the railway station, fifty thousand civilians a day, mostly women and children, were boarding trains going west, away from the Russians.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
They were boarding up the windows of the record labels in downtown Seattle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2024
Townsend had discovered that about 8,000 Redcoats were boarding ships to sail to Newport, where they would launch an attack on the French troops.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
