unload
verb (used with object)
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from.
are unloading
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present progressiveof unload.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It's a sweltering summer's day and fishermen are unloading their catch on the docks.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
They can remain “capital light” and less levered since they are unloading large chunks of debt, often at a premium.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
The fire chief complained that robotaxis are a danger to emergency response because they stop in traffic, pull up too close to firetrucks that are unloading equipment and block firehouse driveways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
Mexican immigration agency buses are unloading migrants from those flights at international crossings in El Carmen and El Ceibo.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2021
Some folks are unloading gallons of water from their cars; others, zombielike, instead of waving or saying hello when we pass by, keep staring at baby TVs or listening to boom box radios.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
