pirate
noun
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
were pirating
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past progressiveof pirate.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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At issue was whether cable provider Cox could be held liable for “contributory” copyright infringement merely because it had knowledge that some of its users were pirating music files.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Sony says it repeatedly flagged IP addresses—i.e., digital addresses—to Cox that it claimed were pirating music files.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
One theory was that Russian Etsy sellers were pirating virtual patterns and reselling them, but designers instead attribute it to a rich tradition of needlework in the country.
From The Verge ● Mar. 28, 2022
