track
noun
a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
were tracking
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past progressiveof track.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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In some cases, governments have pre-emptively arrested operatives they were tracking before the war started.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
The Secret Service and city officials told ABC News on Tuesday that they were tracking nine smaller protests, but were not expecting the demonstrations to turn violent.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2025
The country's health minister said on Sunday that officials were tracking about 300 people who had come into contact with individuals affected by the Marburg virus.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024
“In the past, we would have one … disease that we were tracking or monitoring at one time,” Ellis said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2024
Or another few hand motions to show that the men they were tracking had stopped at this very spot the night before.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
