Example Sentences

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Malhotra was ferrying his then-14-year-old daughter and her friends from Manhattan to Long Island, and listening from the driver’s seat to their myriad opinions on household brands.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

The wooden boat was ferrying people to Kwara state across a river from neighbouring Niger state after a wedding ceremony when it capsized on Monday night.

From Reuters • Jun. 14, 2023

The man was suffering from a bacterial infection that his blood was ferrying throughout his body, showering the infection to his brain and elsewhere, Masuda said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2023

One such group, which was ferrying any shells to the 59th brigade, recently hit unexploded ordnance.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2023

They were building a cook fire, and a legless man, who propelled himself on a little cart, was ferrying vegetables to a large stew pot.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer