vend
verb (used with object)
to sell as one's business or occupation, especially by peddling.
were vending
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past progressiveof vend.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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It was typical: There were vending machines against the back walls and small rectangular tables where inmates could meet with family members.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Other hand-carts there were, from which other men, young and old, were vending other wares—fruit more often than not; fruit of a most untempting frowziness.
From Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color by Brander Matthews
He added milk and cream, eggs and country-fed pork to his stores, contenting himself whilst other retired butlers were vending spirits in public houses, by dealing in the simplest country produce.
From Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackeray
The inhabitants were already in the streets, country women with baskets were vending their produce, and the market was full of people.
From The Lion of the North A tale of the times of Gustavus Adolphus by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
