soldier
noun
a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
were soldiering
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past progressiveof soldier.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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And so we were soldiering on, but not really knowing.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2022
It was a still, calm night, the glorious moon was sailing through the sky; the river was running water; the clouds were cloudy; the soldiers were soldiering.
From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 27, October 1, 1870 by Various
One woman writes, ’She billeted with me when my husband and son were soldiering.
From The Angel Adjutant of "Twice Born Men" by Minnie Lindsay Rowell Carpenter
They were "soldiering;" and from time immePage 61morial soldier had been an adjective to express uselessness, or that which was so easy as to pass no man's ability.
From From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan
Tell me, how about that old affair of which you once used to confide to me when we were soldiering together here, years back?
From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Emerson Hough
