marshal
noun
a military officer of the highest rank, as in the French and some other armies.
were marshalling
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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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"Today the queue is flowing better," he said, adding that the Taliban were marshalling people into separate UK and US evacuation queues, which was "making a big difference".
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2021
Experienced Dons duo Gavin Rae and Russell Anderson were marshalling central areas and frustrating the hosts but Craig Brown's side did not make the most of their possession in attacking areas.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2012
Meanwhile the great leaders of the Rebellion were marshalling the hordes of treason, and assembling them on the plains of Manassas, with the undoubted intention of moving upon the national capital.
From Three Years in the Federal Cavalry by Willard W. Glazier
The chiefs were marshalling their men, some facing the hill, some preparing for the assault on either side, but it appeared to Hendricks that they were uncertain in what direction they might be attacked.
From Hendricks the Hunter The Border Farm, a Tale of Zululand by William Henry Giles Kingston
And while the procession of fiddlers and villagers were marshalling in order, it was no unusual thing to hear an aged dame calling from her cottage door: "Noo, honies, run an' git ye're fancies!"
From Wrestling and Wrestlers: Biographical Sketches of Celebrated Athletes of the Northern Ring; to Which is Added Notes on Bull and Badger Baiting by Sidney Gilpin
