salvage
were salvaging
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past progressiveof salvage.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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On Wednesday, firefighters were salvaging what they could from the structure, and the cause of the blaze was under investigation, according to the Fire Department.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The plant hasn’t been in use for several years and the men were salvaging material from the building when it collapsed, Kirk said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
He was a quiet, very determined human rights lawyer who was supervising a group of sweating, dusty, younger men - lawyers like him - who were salvaging the prison records.
From BBC ● Nov. 18, 2013
Mr. Faubion and others were salvaging all manner of supplies from the hospital, even beds and pillows and oxygen tanks.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2011
“Reyna and I did a quest there about a year ago. We were salvaging Imperial gold weapons from the C.S.S. Hunley.”
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
