juggle
verb (used with object)
to keep (several objects, as balls, plates, tenpins, or knives) in continuous motion in the air simultaneously by tossing and catching.
were juggling
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past progressiveof juggle.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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This meant locals eager for a sniff were juggling schedules and watching for updates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The amateur status at that time meant that players were juggling travel - "three, four or five hours to a WSL club", remembers Earps – and a day job, around football.
From BBC ● May 30, 2025
The new living arrangement will save money; they were juggling 11 credit cards from renovating the restaurant.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2022
I opened my door to throw out my trash once and it was like this whole circus, they were juggling balls!
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2021
All through the midnight hall people were juggling thin violet flames, shifting, changing, for nighttime was the time of change and affliction.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
