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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"My colleague and I were manning the hotline at the council office, taking calls about the column, as well as saboteurs - people who were painting marks on the ground for the convoy to follow."
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2023
The rider reported the incident to police officers who were manning a nearby roadblock.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
He noted years-old U.S. concerns about how Afghan forces were manning checkpoints, including in remote or hostile areas that are particularly vulnerable or serve little strategic value.
From Reuters ● Jul. 22, 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
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
