emigrate
verb (used without object)
to leave one country or region to settle in another; migrate.
were emigrating
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past progressiveof emigrate.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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Yet even before the war, Yemenis were emigrating to Turkey for studies and work following the Arab Spring-inspired protests in 2011.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2023
In the early 20th century, Eastern Europeans were emigrating in record numbers, and African Americans were migrating from the rural South to the industrial North.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2021
Copts were emigrating "because they fear the new regime", he said.
From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2013
Traveling on the Titanic was a voyage of purpose, primarily to transport mail, cargo and passengers, many of whom were emigrating, as steadily and safely as possible.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2012
So he had stayed a while with his father, then he had gone, just as aimlessly, with a party of men who were emigrating to America.
From Twilight in Italy by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
