were obscuring
- past progressive of obscure.
Example Sentences
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“They just park here,” Mr. Kato said outside his home on a recent Sunday, as groups of tourists from South Korea diligently took photos of clouds that were obscuring Mount Fuji.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
They have made scores of almost invisible repairs with slivers of Japanese paper almost as fine as surgical stitches, attached with wheat-starch glue, and they have straightened out some folds that were obscuring text.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 1, 2012
Such isolated families, too, as had taken refuge in the settlements, now began to return to their deserted possessions; and soon the smokes of clearings were obscuring the sun.
From Wyandotte by Cooper, James Fenimore
It was still daylight in the open, but under the spreading cottonwoods shadows were obscuring the lanes.
From Riders of the Purple Sage by Grey, Zane
It had been a lovely afternoon when she had started for her walk, but now some heavy clouds were obscuring the blue sky.
From Lover or Friend by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
