vacation
noun
a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday.
were vacationing
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past progressiveof vacation.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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The fires came as many were vacationing in Viña del Mar in the country’s Valparaíso region, and roared through hillside settlements where many older residents were not able to escape.
From New York Times ● Feb. 4, 2024
The Bidens were vacationing at their home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, when the scope of the Maui disaster became clear.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 21, 2023
Several months later my husband and I were vacationing on Cape Cod.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2023
Nakajjigo and her husband Ludovic Michaud were vacationing in eastern Utah, visiting the region’s national parks months after their wedding.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
When my wife, Marie, and I were vacationing in Australia one summer, we decided to visit a site with well-preserved Aboriginal rock paintings in the desert near the town of Menindee.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
