were boarding
- past progressive of board.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
At the Pacific Islands Club Saipan resort, workers were boarding up windows, securing outdoor furniture and equipment, checking alarm systems and stocking first aid kits.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 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
The death happened just after 7 a.m., as inmates from one of the downtown jails were boarding a bus headed to court.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
Local businesses were boarding up their windows as torrential rain began to fall and high winds blew.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
They were boarding a train for Oxford to meet Dorothy Hodgkin, the grande dame of crystallography.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
