were encamping
- past progressive of encamp.
Example Sentences
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I had heard from the officers that in the willow woods of the Theiss, in the neighbourhood of the 'Szikra' inn, some Hungarian guerillas were encamping.
From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór
Last winter, while we were encamping on the Galician frontier, I happened to be out in the open field the whole of one night, and got in the way of a villainous Russian blast.
From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór
At their feet was a heavy jungle, and beyond a plain and a small hill, where a large body of insurgents were encamping.
From The Campaign of the Jungle or, Under Lawton through Luzon by Stratemeyer, Edward
We had still to pass through Miskolcz, where the Russians were encamping.
From Eyes Like the Sea by Jókai, Mór
Once when they were encamping in a cave in a valley, a downpour of rain came, filled the valley, and threatened to carry away themselves and their camp.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
