depart
verb (used without object)
to go away; leave.
were departing
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past progressiveof depart.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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Head of BBC Radio 1, Aled Haydn Jones, thanked the presenters who were departing the station and wished them "every success in whatever comes next".
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
At the Zhukovsky airport southeast of the city, flights were departing from Moscow on schedule, according to Vedomosti.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
They were departing convinced they could play with the best teams in the world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2022
At the same time, White House staff were departing in droves as part of the regular “offboarding process,” while morale among others had cratered in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2022
We were departing quietly, secretly, under a heavy police escort, in the middle of the night, and in less than half an hour we found ourselves at a small military airport outside the city.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
