marshal
noun
a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies.
were marshaling
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past progressiveof marshal.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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To avoid disruption, Kaiser officials said they were marshaling existing employees to help cover needs during the strike, as well as bringing in an unspecified number of replacement workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
Not an instant's doubt had troubled him; and now a score of memories were marshaling themselves before him to show that his first flashing certainty had been sound.
From Queed by Raymond Moreau Crosby
She was so amusing while Joan and Mary were marshaling arguments against me.
From Sinister Street, vol. 2 by Compton MacKenzie
It had gone from the cabinet to the press, and the public knew that the two principal secretaries were at swords' points and were marshaling behind them strong political forces.
From George Washington, Volume II by Henry Cabot Lodge
