tackle
noun
equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing.
were tackling
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past progressiveof tackle.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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More than 900 firefighters were tackling the blaze, using fire engines, helicopters and bulldozers, in an effort to clear the tinder-dry brush.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
Croatian firefighters were tackling "one of the worst" wildfires in the country's history, fire chief Slavko Tucakovic said, as flames engulfed homes and injured 19 people on the coast.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
They were tackling how to avoid costume-like shoulder straps when her sister remembered a car magnet she had in the back of her truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
The breakout was an embarrassment for Mexican authorities who were trying to prove to the U.S. that they were tackling fentanyl trafficking and head off unilateral American military action against cartels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
"Well," said Tom, smoothing down his rumpled mop of hair, "you knew you were tackling something, anyway."
From Bert Wilson on the Gridiron by J. W. Duffield
