hit
verb (used with object)
to deal a blow or stroke to.
were hitting
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past progressiveof hit.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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It might help to think about what kind of support you’d want to feel from her and your other friends if you were hitting a milestone that made you anxious.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
“If you weren’t hitting — if you were hitting now like some of these guys are hitting now, .217 — man, we’d talk about you. Because, if you were from Sacramento, you gotta ball.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
April’s reading was the lowest since May 2020, when pandemic lockdowns were hitting businesses globally.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Death Valley on Thursday scorched in 40C degrees while the often cool and foggy San Francisco tied its historic March record at 29C degrees, and skiers in Colorado were hitting the slopes shirtless.
From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026
They were hitting ground balls to each other and trying to field them.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
