hoist
verb (used with object)
to raise or lift, especially by some mechanical appliance.
were hoisting
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past progressiveof hoist.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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Only hours before German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock arrived in Kyiv on Saturday, Ukrainian troops were hoisting their country's blue and yellow flag atop city hall in Kupiansk.
From Reuters ● Sep. 13, 2022
Marines were hoisting a small U.S. flag at the summit.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2020
Cranes were hoisting two more machines into place.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 18, 2018
By 2 p.m., she and two friends were hoisting up a banner in Admiralty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2014
They were hoisting huge stones in place for the Hecate cabin, and I knew it was a delicate job.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
