raid
noun
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed.
were raiding
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past progressiveof raid.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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Don’t tell Jason Gay, but I don’t think most of these people were raiding a college-savings plan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Finally a new detective was assigned and within two weeks police were raiding Andy's house.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
In the 1380s, Yi Seong-gye and his fellow general Choe Yeong won fame for themselves when they defeated Japanese pirates who were raiding Korea.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
The Japanese coast guard said investigators were raiding unidentified locations related to the tour boat operator.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
Frightful was dozing with her face in the sun, and the tree sparrows were raiding the hemlock cones.
From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
