pilot
noun
a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
were piloting
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past progressiveof pilot.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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Authorities said they were piloting a boat containing seven adults and a child over Thanksgiving weekend in 2022 when it overturned off Imperial Beach, several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2023
Hidden in a high-rise, a pair of Ukrainian soldiers watched it all on a feed from the consumer drone they were piloting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
Virginia State Police Troopers H. Jay Cullen and Berke M. Bates also died when the helicopter they were piloting crashed into a wooded area.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 11, 2022
“The founder was telling me they were piloting this four-day workweek,” Ms. Keenan said.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
Draymen were piloting heavy loads through the streets—rough enough in general appearance, but drawn from very unlikely social grades.
From Joe's Luck Always Wide Awake by Horatio Alger
