were retrieving
- past progressive of retrieve.
Example Sentences
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Al Najjar said they were retrieving body parts but also hopeful of finding some people alive.
From Reuters ● Oct. 10, 2023
While Lucy and her friends were retrieving them, a Chinese woman approached.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
The national agency said members of its special investigation unit were retrieving documents and other materials from the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency and Yongsan’s police station, district office and fire department and other offices.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2022
Towards the end of that match City's players were retrieving the ball so quickly the ballboys practically became redundant.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2013
Soon after sunset he whispered to me the wrong he had done, and which he was quite sure you were retrieving.
From The Hallam Succession by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
