were sloping
- past progressive of slope.
Example Sentences
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The passages were sloping steeper and steeper downhill now.
From "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl
There were two windows in one end; the walls were sloping.
From A Cry in the Wilderness by Waller, Mary E. (Mary Ella)
On all sides, lit by the peaceful light of the moon, were sloping lawns, broken now by groups of forest-trees forming islands of black shade, now disappearing in the blue mist of distance.
From Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field by Bazin, Ren?
The brows were drawn tightly in a surly frown; a heavy dark moustache hid the upper lip, and though the shoulders were sloping he was obviously a man of considerable physical strength.
From The Grell Mystery by Froest, Frank
The banks were sloping in places, and rather inclined to be precipitous in others, but at no place more than half a dozen feet in height.
From Canoe Mates in Canada Three Boys Afloat on the Saskatchewan by Rathborne, George, St.
