were cycling
- past progressive of cycle.
Example Sentences
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Older adults who were cycling in 2013 had a lower risk of needing long-term care and a lower risk of death over the following decade compared with those who did not cycle.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2026
There was a time where the Mariners were cycling through hitting coaches at a higher rate than Spinal Tap went through drummers.
From Seattle Times ● May 12, 2023
Further out of town, two boys were cycling home with a plastic bag of tinned food and biscuits, the elder boy cycling, the younger clinging on behind him.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
Anthem-style rock took his commercial success to a stratospheric level in the 1980s, but here he divulges what was whispering to him in the songs that were cycling regularly on Top 40 radio.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2017
At this time we felt something rising from our heels along our back, gripping us in a spasm, as we were cycling along; a needlelike pang, too, pierced our heart with a sharp thrill.
From Native Life in South Africa by Plaatje, Sol (Solomon Tshekisho)
