quarry
noun
an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
were quarrying
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past progressiveof quarry.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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But the rescue also showcased a commodity even rarer today than the gold the miners were quarrying: leadership.
From Time ● Dec. 21, 2010
So he joined a gang of quarrymen who were living at a farm on top of the hill, and who were quarrying stones in the hills about there.
From Folk Tales Every Child Should Know by Hamilton Wright Mabie
