convoy
verb (used with object)
to accompany or escort, usually for protection.
were convoying
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past progressiveof convoy.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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Navy denials, that U.S. warships actually were convoying British vessels long before the U.S. went actively to war.
From Time Magazine Archive
Their cargo was hardly of the common-market variety: 75 tons of Chinese weapons, which they were convoying from Tanzania to Uganda.
From Time Magazine Archive
On the first day of September, news reached Major Noguera that the enemy were convoying a stock of supplies in the neighborhood where he was stationed.
From The History of Cuba, vol. 3 by Johnson, Willis Fletcher
Preparations had been completed the evening before, and now, while Tom cared for half the flock on the mainland, the father and younger son were convoying the first load to their new home.
From The Black Buccaneer by Meader, Stephen W. (Stephen Warren)
Jack and Janice were convoying Aunt Mary below.
From The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary by Warner, Anne
