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were walking

  • past progressive
    of walk.
    walk
    verb (used without object)
    to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.

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Soon, while we were walking our dog around the neighborhood, people would stop us and ask if we were new.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Ebullient migrants on Thursday were walking through the streets of Ceuta, thanking the Spanish police and calling out: "Bye bye Morocco, hello Spain."

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

He couldn’t help but notice that some of his contemporaries from when he played with the Braves and Dodgers were walking slower, in some cases with the help of a cane or an assistant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

The group of 35 monks and five lay followers were walking along a road in Mukdahan province during a pilgrimage when the incident occurred.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

Now we were walking on a narrow garden wall.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri