were taming
- past progressive of tame.
Example Sentences
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The flooding came after Turkey endured a searing heat wave and as crews in the south were taming wildfires that raced across the country's Mediterranean coast.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 16, 2021
The heavy flooding came after Turkey endured a searing heat wave and as crews in the south were taming wildfires that raced across the country’s Mediterranean coast.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2021
One day the Boss was out: the men were taming some wild colts in the corral.
From Argentina from a British Point of View by Various
The fool was actually trying to slip his arm around her without being too abrupt about it; as if he were taming some creature of the wild which he wished not to frighten.
From The Lookout Man by Bower, B. M.
