roam
verb (used without object)
to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove.
were roaming
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past progressiveof roam.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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"The big picture is we're trying to get better resolution on what life was like in the high latitudes back at the time the dinosaurs were roaming around."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
The report crackled across the Indianapolis police radio on a recent morning: Two aggressive pit bulls, no leashes in sight, were roaming, a caller complained.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
Nevada is home to nearly two-thirds of the 68,928 wild horses the bureau estimated on March 1 were roaming federal lands in 10 Western states stretching from California to Montana.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
"We were roaming about that night. And then suddenly, there was a loud voice - a plainclothes policeman - who started shouting at us," he said.
From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2022
We were roaming the lanes, looking for a game of marbles, when we passed a house with a big mango tree out front.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
