freight
noun
goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
freights
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present tense formof freight (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The script freights these qualities with guilt, which Cormier ably juggles in direr moments.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2024
At night, the carriage can rock while negotiating a bend and freights enter your dreams as their cargo thrums past but these minor intrusions authenticate a true railway experience.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 29, 2020
The sheer cost of her course load freights every school day with expectation.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 8, 2019
Whereas The Bachelor freights every sidelong glance with portent, DWTS’s stumbles and heartbreaks are all edited to make the stakes feel as low as possible.
From Slate ● May 24, 2016
Good markets and cheap freights are of the utmost importance to agriculture.
From Monopolies and the People by D. C. Cloud
