navigate
verb (used with object)
to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship or aircraft.
were navigating
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past progressiveof navigate.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 ships that turned back were navigating close to the coast of Oman, an area previously thought to be outside Iranian control, Windward said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 25, 2026
The majority of those fatalities happened as hikers were navigating the cables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2024
Plus, they were navigating what may have been their toughest stretch of schedule of the season.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 5, 2022
The nurse has lived in Australia for more than 13 years, but back in her UK hometown of Redditch, Worcestershire, she knew her relatives and friends were navigating the hardest times of their lives.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2021
The birds were navigating by the shining light of stars.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
