forage
noun
were foraging
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past progressiveof forage.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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Although both species were foraging across the same landscape, the results showed striking differences.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
Three piglets on the loose from an abandoned sty were foraging in the city street.
From Reuters ● Sep. 16, 2022
I passed a birch woods where two rather rough-looking guys were foraging for mushrooms — still a common German pastime.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 2, 2021
But what they found instead was that the birds were foraging only on the soft marsh areas that were already weakened and collapsing because of rising sea levels.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2016
The enemy were foraging in all directions west of the hills, and I was afraid you had been overmatched by some of them, and I concluded to march in search of you.
From A Lieutenant at Eighteen by Oliver Optic
