shave
verb (used without object)
to remove a growth of beard with a razor.
were shaving
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past progressiveof shave.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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Another incident occurred while he and another senator were shaving in the building where they were staying.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 4, 2021
Bulldozers and road scrapers — four and eight of them, respectively — were shaving the top off a ridge on this particular day.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2017
Typical is his precept to neophyte waiters: "Carve a ham as if you were shaving the face of a friend."
From Time Magazine Archive
Dealers were shaving about $200 to $300 off suggested list prices of most cars, with or without trade-ins.
From Time Magazine Archive
"You know, Wheeler," David remarked one morning as they were shaving, "I think Maxey would come back here on one leg if he knew about these excursions into the forest after mushrooms."
From One of Ours by Cather, Willa Sibert
