haul
verb (used with object)
to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag.
had been hauling
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past perfect progressiveof haul.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Jacqueline Swiftbird, a cashier at the Flying J truck stop in Mandan, said a semi-trailer that had been hauling other vehicles was stuck outside her window.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
He had been hauling things into Ochoa’s Honda CR-V and was sweating.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2022
The truck had been hauling a large metal tank used in wastewater treatment.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 21, 2021
Moments before, she had been hauling laundry into the washer, cleaning the counters of her View Park home and packing up Christmas decorations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2020
I had to shout over the sound of the rain pinging against the silver, rippled body of the trailer the truck had been hauling.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
