Example Sentences

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While Wilson’s career began to nosedive as he played on an expensive contract, Seattle was loading up on the kind of assets that put a team in position to succeed for years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

“Their needs and their wants are completely different than what we need here,” said Pamela Davis, 40, who was loading bags of chicken feed into the back of her SUV in Yuba City.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

I would try to hide the ball, switching it in my hand as I was loading up.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2024

At the local Walmart, I began talking to a woman who was loading a large amount of cat food into her SUV.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2024

Sairy said, “Tiller? You know what Grace told me when Dallas and I were down in Boxton the other day? While Dallas was loading up the truck?”

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech