inlay
verb (used with object)
to decorate (an object) with layers of fine materials set in its surface.
were inlaying
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past progressiveof inlay.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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Alongside, workmen were inlaying the turf with the seven great runways of a new airport.
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