were nursing
- past progressive of nurse.
Example Sentences
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The Ducks were nursing a lead and the way the offense had been clicking on its previous drives, was in position to give themselves some breathing room.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2023
India captain Virat Kohli had flown back home and a couple of key players were nursing injuries.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2023
You will find few taxidermied bears posed as if it they were nursing cubs or eating berries in a non-threatening manner.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
As of Tuesday, 15,360 of those were nursing home residents, according to state data.
From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
The rest of the class was very eager to leave; Moody had given them such a rigorous test of hex-deflection that many of them were nursing small injuries.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
