towing
- present participle of tow.
Example Sentences
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They were able to supplement their diet by towing a fishing lure behind the boat, another activity that was not without its dramas.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
In the early 1990s, he got into parasailing, strapping tourists into parachutes and towing them behind a speed boat.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Just as things start looking up, Amanda’s car is stolen, left in an illegal spot and towed, and the towing company slaps her with an exorbitant $21,000 bill for circumstances entirely out of her control.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
It said that towing the wreck would be a "complex operation" due to the "large breach along its side".
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026
Carl, Alvin Hooks explained, came out of the fog towing his net behind—he’d been nearly ready to pick salmon from it—to find the accused man, Kabuo Miyamoto, “adrift” and “in need of help.”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
