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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By 1858, the famous Butterfield stagecoaches were ferrying the mail through the cut over the pass, hazarding a vertiginous angle comparable with San Francisco’s Lombard Street, without the switchbacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
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
Some were ferrying supplies of food and water.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2023
Three guides who were ferrying climbing gear for their clients were caught at an unspecified site between the Base Camp and Camp I on its lower parts.
From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2023
Skiffs were ferrying loads of fresh water out to the Dauntless under Lucky Strike’s supervision.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
