were queuing
- past progressive of queue.
Example Sentences
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Within two fights, managers were queuing for his signature and, by 2013, he was the youngest heavyweight world champion in two decades.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
They were queuing to register at a centre for the displaced, offered a small handout of cash, food and toiletries by volunteers.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Trucks were queuing at the Rafah crossing, on the border with Egypt, and were expected to be let in soon, he said.
From Reuters ● Nov. 14, 2023
Outside Gaza's largest supermarket, which had opened for the first time since Saturday, dozens of people were queuing in front of a small back door.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2023
Kat explained that we were queuing for five tickets.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
