foray
noun
a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder.
were foraying
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past progressiveof foray.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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At the same time, Nicaraguan troops were foraying along the frontier with Honduras in a continuing effort to contain anti-Sandinista contra rebels ensconced in that border region.
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