travel
verb (used without object)
to go from one place to another, as by car, train, plane, or ship; take a trip; journey.
were travelling
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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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All of the ships were travelling either to or from Saudi ports and made sharp changes of course after the embargo was announced.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Another official told AFP that the army personnel were travelling to celebrate the Eid holiday, which is due to start on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
The group were travelling to the San Sebastián de La Gomera dock where they were due to travel by ferry to Tenerife, Spanish news outlet El Mundo reported.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
Of those, 120 were by oil tankers and gas carriers and most were travelling east out of the strait.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
In 1792 the mail-coaches were travelling about seven miles an hour.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Herbert Joyce
