flow
verb (used without object)
to move along in a stream.
were flowing
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past progressiveof flow.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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New ideas were flowing from conversations with members of his Book Club, the clique of senior figures in business and politics bonding over the short novels they had time to read.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
In Havana's leafy middle-class Vedado neighborhood, pints at a dollar a pop were flowing at a watch party in a cultural center festooned with a Brazil flag and World Cup bunting.
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
As of 8 p.m. the westbound lanes were flowing, but the eastbound lanes will probably remain shut through the rest of the night, Sylvia said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025
One A&E consultant told me, given how many patients were flowing in, it felt like the walls of her department were made of elastic.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2025
But when he finished his story, the tears were flowing down his face.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
