slog
verb (used with object)
to hit hard, as in boxing or cricket; slug.
were slogging
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past progressiveof slog.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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The Islanders, who were coming off two straight 100-point seasons, were slogging along at 17-17-8 until Doug Weight became their interim coach, replacing Jack Capuano on Jan. 17.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2017
By supplanting those state dollars with federal dollars, state money is freed up to speed up a handful of other projects - like the Washington Street exit - that were slogging along.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 3, 2016
The other candidates were slogging out in Iowa through the final hours before Monday’s caucuses, and none was due to arrive here before Monday afternoon, eight days before the state’s primary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2016
Last night, while the rest of us were slogging through the Golden Globes over on NBC, some pretty risqué stuff was happening over in the thorny wilderness that is premium cable.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2015
Waves from the pudding were slogging me back and forth, back and forth.
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
