were locating
- past progressive of locate.
Example Sentences
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“They were locating the sicknesses themselves,” Newland said.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2015
If Chamberlain were locating his fastball better, Manager said that he thought he would have used it more against Bautista.
From New York Times ● Jul. 3, 2010
He lived alone and had never been disturbed by the white settlers, who were locating in different parts of the territory.
From The Lost Trail by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
In turn, the man waved his hand toward where East, West, and North Plains City were locating or would be located.
From We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run by Kjelgaard, James Arthur
Mr. Benson had a fair common school education and occupied himself in farming until 1844, when he joined the corps of engineers who were locating the Providence & Worcester railroad.
From Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes by Folsom, William Henry Carman
