roller skate
noun
a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
were roller-skating
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past progressiveof roller-skate.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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In Chicago 25 young men & women were roller-skating in circles around the Coliseum.
From Time Magazine Archive
“When you had your accident,” Sherm said, “you were roller-skating down my block.”
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
The first time we met," said the beggar, "you were roller-skating with a pretty child.
From The Penalty by Howard Chandler Christy
