load
noun
were loading
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past progressiveof load.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 landed just as shoppers were loading up on boxed meals and non-perishable eats, a dissonance that feels almost poetic: a culture clinging to glamour even as the cupboards start to echo.
From Salon ● Nov. 9, 2025
“Even as they were loading us onto the bus, we didn’t want to get our hopes up,” Sarraj said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
“They were loading up on me. I had to get my teammates more involved. In the second half, I just felt I had to flip the switch.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2025
Kubrakov said 23 ships were loading in the ports of Odesa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2023
People were loading up household belongings and fleeing.
From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren
