cruise
verb (used without object)
to sail about on a pleasure trip.
were cruising
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past progressiveof cruise.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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Driver said the accident wasn’t their fault, and that they were cruising down a country road in the middle of France when another vehicle failed to stop at an intersection.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
I was a party of one, but if I were cruising with my family and wanted a vacation splurge, I’d go the route of the Pennsylvania farmer I met.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
The tourists were cruising at 65-1 and building an ominous second-innings lead, but Boland and Starc left them reeling with four wickets in as many overs.
From Barron's ● Nov. 22, 2025
While Hibs were cruising in Belgrade, around 400 miles north in Vienna, Dundee United displayed character and dig to stun Rapid in a 2-2 draw.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
They all peered down anxiously at the sharks, who were cruising slowly round and round the peach.
From "James and the Giant Peach" by Roald Dahl
