cycle
noun
any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
were cycling
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past progressiveof cycle.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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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
At around 11:00 on 17 March, Yuriy Nechyporenko and his father, Ruslan, were cycling to Bucha's administration building where aid was being handed out.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2022
“May I have a bicycle of my own?” burst in Thekla, again; while every one began laughing, and Agatha told her that Sister would think her brains were cycling.
From Modern Broods by Charlotte Mary Yonge
