ski
noun
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
were skiing
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past progressiveof ski.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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“Unless you were skiing beautiful powder and then hit this, honestly, I would challenge anybody to know the difference.”
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2026
The majority involved people who were skiing, snowboarding and touring in backcountry areas or incidents in what is called “sidecountry,” when someone wanders beyond resort property into adjacent terrain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Ms Paltrow and her two children were skiing with her now-husband Brad Falchuck and his two children when the crash occurred.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2023
They were skiing one day when Ganong decided to tackle a run filled with tree stumps and bumps.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Men were skiing in Scandinavia as long ago as old Roman times, and Magnus the Good, who defeated the Roman legions, had a company of ski-soldiers.
From Gerda in Sweden by Etta Austin Blaisdell McDonald
