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
On Friday afternoon, several hundred people were roaming the idyllic grounds of Chile’s national botanical garden, mostly unaware that, just across some hills and a highway, a raging wildfire was galloping toward them.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
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
Satyrs were having trouble finding new demigods and bringing them to Half-Blood Hill because so many monsters were roaming the country.
From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan
