were pacing
- past progressive of pace.
Example Sentences
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The British Columbia Hotel Association says that while final booking figures are yet to be confirmed, June and July were "pacing well behind previous years", despite Vancouver hosting seven of the games in Canada.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
“We were pacing here and there,” said César, who’d peppered his son with texts asking if he had heard any news.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022
We were pacing at levels 15 times our most aggressive yearly projections.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2022
One New Yorker who witnessed the scene at Manhattan's 157th Street Station told Gothamist that "people were pacing back and forth deliberating whether they were going to brave the waters or not."
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2021
People were pacing, pretending to smile, sitting a moment, then rising to pace again.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
