haul
verb (used with object)
to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag.
have hauled
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present perfectof haul.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Tijjani Reijnders should have hauled City level on the stroke of half-time, but the midfielder shot straight at Flekken after bursting into the area.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
They could easily have hauled away all 400 kilograms of the uranium.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2025
Clarke may have hauled Scotland to two major finals, but there have been some real raw moments of alarm that have brought a dose of reality and gravity to it all.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2025
It will hold 25% more volume than Boeing’s existing freighter and is emerging as an heir to the plane-maker’s humpbacked 747 jumbos that have hauled goods across the North Pacific for decades.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2021
Things we have to pay to have hauled away could bring fortunes.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
