transport
verb (used with object)
to carry, move, or convey from one place to another.
were transporting
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past progressiveof transport.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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Charges against Ms Piotrowska and Ms Rowland were dropped after it emerged they thought they were transporting gold, a previous hearing was told.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2025
AC Transit, the bus system for the East Bay, were transporting buses filled with passengers over the Bay Bridge into the Salesforce Transit Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
On Thursday, federal prosecutors unsealed a criminal complaint against four foreign nationals they say were transporting suspected Iranian-made missile components on the vessel.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Ambulances were transporting injured people to a hospital, the journalist said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Except for the captain, no one knew they were transporting saboteurs on a secret mission to America.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
