parade
noun
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
were parading
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past progressiveof parade.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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With so much money rolling in, Olmstead and his wife, Elise, had purchased a palatial estate in the Mount Baker neighborhood and were parading around town in luxury automobiles.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 8, 2021
Geoffrion's score came during a 15-minute stretch in which Carolina put just two shots on Budaj - mostly because so many Hurricanes were parading to the penalty box.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2012
Before the bludgeoning was over, the score was 32-0, and Notre Dame students were parading through the stands with the banner: WE'RE NO.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the first place, he was not bred in fashionable Kentucky or Maryland, like the nine other three-year-olds who were parading to the post for the mile-and-a-quarter race.
From Time Magazine Archive
The penguins under their firemen’s helmets were parading in front of the policemen, while the seals, in their policemen’s caps, were barking at the firemen, when Mr. Popper and Mr. Swenson finally opened the door.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
