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