haul
verb (used with object)
to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag.
hauled
Example Sentences
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A survivor who was hauled to safety on a rescue boat had described the frantic cries on board the passenger-cargo vessel when the fire erupted on Wednesday evening.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Watch for the spikes in produce, meat and other perishable foods that have to be harvested and hauled on diesel-powered farm equipment and shipped on diesel-powered trucks.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
“We’re going to have to allow hauled water,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Tourists hauled their suitcases over the doorstep into the fray, fresh off a flight or rushing to make one, if only they could get one last chicken finger first.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
She finally hauled herself over the top of the cliff and stopped.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
