were hiking
- past progressive of hike.
Example Sentences
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Joyce Hale, her husband, Jay, their 6-year-old granddaughter, Haley, and three friends were hiking to Hawksbill Crag in the Ozarks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
However, 2022 was a time when the market was battling with a dramatic jump in inflation and central banks globally were hiking rates.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 8, 2026
They said there was one day, where they were hiking Yr Eifl, a group of hills on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, where they got "absolutely drenched".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2023
A month ago, preteens and teens from working-class families across Southern California were hiking, sailing and fishing here — many for the first time in their lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
The next day while we were hiking across the field, through the pines, and over the creek to see JimmyTrotter, Miss Trotter, and the cows, I told Vonetta, “Don’t tell her everything Ma Charles said.”
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
