were slicing
- past progressive of slice.
Example Sentences
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And a big part of the problem in the mid-2000s lay on Wall Street, where banks were slicing and dicing bundles of mortgages into complicated financial structures that ultimately came crashing down.
From New York Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
When we arrived, the kitchen staff were slicing baguettes for jambon beurre.
From The New Yorker ● May 20, 2019
James, wearing a red Notorious BIG T-shirt, made her way through a camp kitchen where a walkway has been constructed out of wooden boards, where two volunteers were slicing watermelon and chopping vegetables.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2018
During the step, Borden asks, “When you were slicing and dicing the bread, what did you think about?”
From Seattle Times ● May 31, 2018
They grinned back, and Smiley kind of joshed my shoulder as they moved toward the dining room, where Aunt Carrie and Miss Sarah, French Gordy’s wife, were slicing cakes and pies.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
