were breasting
- past progressive of breast.
Example Sentences
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The shipping was huddled in the piers with fleecy rigging, and only a few brave vessels were breasting the river, bluer still than the sky.
From A Little Girl in Old New York by Douglas, Amanda Minnie
It was terribly strong now; they felt as if they were breasting the waves against the tide, but it was their only chance.
From The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure by Stables, Gordon
No sunlight penetrated there to show their danger to the soldiers who were breasting the slope.
From The Scouts of Stonewall The Story of the Great Valley Campaign by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)
The whistle of the express drew the young men to their feet, and the next moment two heavily-furred gentlemen had descended to the platform and were breasting the rigour of the night.
From The Triumph Of Night 1916 by Wharton, Edith
The hounds had already reached the heather and were breasting the ascent, but their voices could be heard now and then, and the last of the horsemen was not many hundred yards ahead.
From The Drummer's Coat by Fortescue, J. W. (John William)
