unload
verb (used with object)
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from.
unloads
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present tense formof unload (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“If Gulf unloads are materially disrupted, fewer clean empties will become available for repositioning just as harvest progresses and October contract needs begin drawing on the fleet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
She enters a spotless kitchen, unloads a bag of groceries, and unwraps a frozen pizza before sliding it in the oven.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
The crypto selloff has deepened as Wall Street unloads risk-on assets amid concerns over the stretched valuations of artificial-intelligence stocks.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
Toward the end of her juicy new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” Swift unloads a sparky electro-pop song called “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
She sets it on the table and unloads containers filled with tamales and rice and beans and chips and salsa.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
