were evacuating
- past progressive of evacuate.
Example Sentences
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Rebel commander Hassan Abdul Ghani said government forces were evacuating the city, while a group of senior officers were "coordinating with us to secure their defection".
From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024
Shortly before 13:00 local time, the university said police were "evacuating buildings one at a time".
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2023
Chickens were drowning at industrial-scale poultry farms, and dairies were evacuating thousands of cows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023
Rescue crews were evacuating stranded residents from already flooded areas in the central region of Thessaly.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2023
“She and some of the other girls made it to Nicodemus. She found something as they were evacuating Miss Preston's and I thought I should bring it to you.”
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
