were topping
- past progressive of top.
Example Sentences
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Boyington told Weinberg, "Shooters don't make no money. I left because I don't even think we were topping $500 a day."
From Salon ● May 13, 2022
Economic growth estimates for the October-December quarter were topping a 7.0% annualized rate before the retail sales data.
From Reuters ● Jan. 14, 2022
Several more states were topping 90% of their total 2016 vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2020
Before Christmas they were topping 105,000 a week - the highest number since they started being recorded in 2010.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2014
It was nearing the first of April, when the wagon went out on the round-up, and the boys were topping off their mounts in order to gentle them for the spring work.
From Bat Wing Bowles by Coolidge, Dane
