were raiding
- past progressive of raid.
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
For weeks, little was known about why Chinese authorities were raiding prominent international consulting firms.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2023
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
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
