grab
verb (used with object)
were grabbing
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past progressiveof grab.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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Andrew Montlake, of Coreco, said that lenders were putting up rates at short-notice, then borrowers were grabbing deals, leaving lenders inundated and having to pull or raise rates again.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2023
Where they were grabbing 46% of available defensive rebounds, they have since grabbed 72.5%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 20, 2023
On a recent late afternoon, maybe 10 customers—some of them kids whose parents were grabbing after-school treats—trickled in and out.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2022
“Everyone was rushing, the parents were grabbing their kids. People were jumping over the chairs… I couldn’t believe this was happening at my first rodeo!”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
Pretty soon, all the teams were grabbing desks and firing up the tablet computers built into the furniture so they could explore the library’s online card catalog.
From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein
