harvest
noun
the gathering of crops.
were harvesting
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past progressiveof harvest.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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He described how last October, he and his wife were harvesting olives when intense explosions nearby forced them to flee to Beirut, where they remain.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
They described the vessels, which are typically fishing trawlers, as "maritime militia" and said they were harvesting the coral.
From Reuters ● Sep. 22, 2023
Before long, U.S. companies were harvesting millions of bathtubs of oil every day.
From Science Magazine ● Feb. 15, 2023
After queries from The Times, VoteWithMe and OutVote each said they had eliminated some types of data that their apps were harvesting.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2018
Joel’s cows were harvesting their own feed: grasses that had grown right there, powered by little more than sunlight.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
