travel
verb (used without object)
to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey.
were traveling
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past progressiveof travel.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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They were traveling via the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius, a cruise ship sailing from Argentina to Cape Verde when passengers became ill with high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
You don’t say how many people are staying in the house, but even if you were traveling with five others, absorbing that $1,400 would increase their accommodation costs by $280 each, which is significant.
From MarketWatch ● May 6, 2026
Within days, the two countries came close to a trade war after Petro turned back a flight carrying Colombian deportees from the US, denouncing the conditions in which they were traveling.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
Delta said both regional jets were traveling at low speeds, and no passengers were injured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
I felt that we were traveling around in a display case, being watched from above and maybe from below, that something was waiting for the right opportunity.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
