man
noun
an adult male person.
were manning
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past progressiveof man.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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The Marines who were manning Abbey Gate on Thursday had arrived in Kabul about a week earlier.
From New York Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
It felt as if 99% of the Sunday gallery – 10 deep in places – were manning the 1st fairway as Woods, Molinari and Finau appeared on the tee.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 10, 2020
At one point, with Skyler Thomas and Marcus Strong on the sideline, Armani Marsh and Derrick Langford were manning the cornerback spots while Patrick Nunn took over at nickel.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2019
He handed us over to two Taliban guards who were manning a makeshift base.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2017
They were still too far away to discern which Sons of the Six were manning the checkpoint, but it didn’t matter.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
