rope
noun
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
were roping
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past progressiveof rope.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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They wondered mildly why red-faced policemen were roping off the street for two blocks each way.
From Time Magazine Archive
For instance, we boys were roping and riding horses one Sunday in our horse lot.
From The Life of Me; an autobiography by Clarence Edgar Johnson
All the fellows rushed out and followed the engine to the place where the police were roping off the fire line.
From A Boy Knight by Martin Jerome Scott
I was watching them while they were roping that old countryman.
From Against Odds A Detective Story by Lawrence L. Lynch
Even as he was listening, a row broke out in the round corral, where the cowboys were roping their mounts.
From Bat Wing Bowles by Dane Coolidge
