salute
verb (used with object)
to pay respect to or honor by some formal act, as by raising the right hand to the side of the headgear, presenting arms, firing cannon, dipping colors, etc.
were saluting
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past progressiveof salute.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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“And they were saluting the others in that boat with them.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2022
“We did so, each writing what they thought would express best their opinion of what each boy and girl had in mind, when they were saluting the U.S. Flag.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2022
But this time, unlike any other I can recall, we stood for it — as though we were saluting it, remembering it, maybe even mourning it a little.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2021
Ms. Fryberg shot down the idea that sports franchises were saluting American Indian culture with their names, logos and celebrations.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 13, 2020
Banzai is a word that the Japanese said when they were saluting their emperor, who was sort of like a god to them.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
