loads
Britishplural noun
adverb
Example Sentences
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These midsize businesses often take on heavy debt loads at rates that float five percentage points or more above the benchmark rates paid by investment-grade borrowers.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
These grandmothers have loads of experience, and some wisdom to go with it, but they do not lurk in the background waiting for their cue to dispense it.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
He was great in the 2-1 victory at Newcastle - loads of power and energy and defended really well and nicked the winner.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Rather than issuing an order over the camp’s loudspeaker, the men drove the short distance in their trucks and ferried loads of girls toward the higher ground of the Rec Hall.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
To be the best, you have to give everything all the time, then you have to give some more: hundred-hour weeks, crushing patient loads, working miracles the way other people flip burgers.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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