volunteer
noun
a person who voluntarily offers to perform a service or other undertaking.
were volunteering
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past progressiveof volunteer.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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“With Afghanistan, it was all hands on deck, and people were volunteering on task forces to help Afghan allies. … There was something you could do,” he said.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2023
They were volunteering their time and their skill.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2023
Food truck owners were volunteering their services to the frontline and farmers were carrying bunches of bananas to shelters.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2023
Never mind that, along with their mom, the siblings were volunteering to refresh a community playground — Sadie didn’t intend to get distracted.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2023
Every day there came to the armory loose-jointed, easy-swinging trappers and woodsmen, simple-spoken young men, who, in offering their keenness of vision and sureness of marksmanship, were volunteering their all.
From Trenching at Gallipoli The personal narrative of a Newfoundlander with the ill-fated Dardanelles expedition by John Gallishaw
