bolt
noun
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
were bolting
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past progressiveof bolt.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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When so many stars in the NBA were bolting their homegrown teams, the Wizards' franchise player had chosen to stick with Washington.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 5, 2019
Runaways were bolting at an alarming rate, Mr. Villano said: 515 calls from 2014 to 2017.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2018
Men were on the roof, in the building itself, while others were bolting seats outside in the stands.
From Reuters ● Dec. 11, 2013
Even in the 1990s, at the height of John Paul II’s global and particularly Latin American popularity—he visited the region more than any other pope—more than 8,000 baptized Catholics were bolting the faith every day.
From Time ● Mar. 14, 2013
John Dark stood, a tall, dominant figure in the moonslight, barking orders to the scores of pirates who were bolting in the last of the new rocket-tubes.
From The World with a Thousand Moons by Edmond Hamilton
