ferry
noun
a commercial service with terminals and boats for transporting persons, automobiles, etc., across a river or other comparatively small body of water.
were ferrying
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past progressiveof ferry.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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Rescue teams in inflatable boats were ferrying villagers to safety and workers were clearing roads blocked by landslides, according to photos posted on the government website.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
U.N. teams were ferrying in supplies like food, water, shelter materials, medicines, and blankets and mattresses, she said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2022
“I made the film four years ago with a bunch of credit cards and money that friends and family were ferrying to me at different points,” Ford said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2022
Mr. Stano, the E.U. spokesman, said officials were monitoring flights from around two dozen countries that were ferrying migrants into Minsk — including Morocco, Syria, South Africa, Somalia, India, Sri Lanka, Algeria, Libya and Yemen.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2021
Skiffs were ferrying loads of fresh water out to the Dauntless under Lucky Strike’s supervision.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
