bombard
verb (used with object)
to attack or batter with artillery fire.
were bombarding
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past progressiveof bombard.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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Julie Kilmartin, who took Nancy into her home, said there had been a "lot of excitement" and people were "bombarding her all weekend" after learning of the find.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025
“All of a sudden, from that point on, people were bombarding me and saying, ‘This is a great idea, you should run for governor,’” Schwarzenegger said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
The White House and a number of Republicans were bombarding Corker with huge numbers all at once, numbers that were much bigger than many had thought possible.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2017
That means tens of millions of compromised machines were bombarding Dyn, many of them infected by Mirai, a malware program that uses password-guessing software to compromise common network-connected devices like closed-circuit cameras and DVRs.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2016
During the Lowestoft raid of April 25, 1916, while the German battle cruisers were bombarding our coast, the Harwich Force did good work.
From The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War by E. F. (Edward Frederick) Knight
