were threading
- past progressive of thread.
Example Sentences
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It’s just such a specific kind of needle that you were threading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
We were threading what I would consider an analog camera through a pipe for people to see.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2021
I've already mentioned how he and Sperry were threading electrodes under their skin, but that's just the beginning.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 14, 2011
Obama spoke as if he were threading together the various arguments in the room, weighing their relative strengths, never judging or dismissing a point of view.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2010
Motor-cars that were humiliating with their enamel and crystal were threading about.
From Waiting for Daylight by Tomlinson, H. M. (Henry Major)
