promenade
noun
a stroll or walk, especially in a public place, as for pleasure or display.
were promenading
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past progressiveof promenade.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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The Bois de Boulogne yesterday presented one of the gayest sights imaginable as we drove through it, for, being Sunday, all the bourgeoisie of Paris were promenading there, and in their holyday dresses.
From The Idler in France by Marguerite, Countess of Blessington
The fashionable people, in rich attire, were promenading up and down the aisle known as “Paul’s Walk.”
From For the Master's Sake A Story of the Days of Queen Mary by Horace Petherick
Though early in the season, the hotel and sanitarium seemed well filled, while numerous pleasure-seekers were promenading the walks leading to and from the springs which gave the place its popularity.
From At the Time Appointed by J. N. Marchand
Some young girls, in the dress of our period, were promenading up and down the road with their arms about each other and their eyes alert for the effect upon spectators.
From A Chance Acquaintance by William Dean Howells
The next time that they crossed in front of her, they were promenading, and the girl had his arm.
From Maximina by Armando Palacio Valdés
