soar
verb (used without object)
to fly upward, as a bird.
were soaring
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past progressiveof soar.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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Oil stocks were soaring early Monday even as crude prices were largely unmoved following the surprise U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
From Barron's ● Jan. 5, 2026
Even though sales were soaring, costs were growing too, as Moyer sank money into machinery to meet customer demand for different sizes and styles of frame.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
Shares of one of Europe’s worst-performing companies this year — Puma — were soaring on Thursday after reports a Chinese suitor and possibly others might be circling.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 27, 2025
The hikes came as prices were soaring at the fastest rate in decades, in part driven by the jump in energy prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
From BBC ● Dec. 13, 2023
The hippogriff gave one sweep of its mighty wings and they were soaring upward again, high as the top of the West Tower.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
