unload
verb (used with object)
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from.
were unloading
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past progressiveof unload.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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Austin watched as crew were unloading one C-17 transport plane on Friday at Nevatim air base east of Gaza.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
The couple were unloading their belongings, with their infant daughter in her stroller nearby, when “he snapped on me,” T. said.
From New York Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
Tinnley West was sleeping in a car seat inside her family’s 2018 Volkswagen SUV around 3 p.m. while her mother and mother-in-law were unloading the vehicle, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said.
From Fox News ● Feb. 18, 2021
Ms Soriano said she and her fiancé were unloading their U-Haul van when she received a phone call from a friend who had been in a biking accident.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2020
We were unloading her station wagon, carrying bags of groceries from the garage into the kitchen, when Erik and Arthur pulled up in the Land Cruiser.
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
