Example Sentences

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“It just makes you kind of marvel even more at him. He and Aaron were very close. I could see the responsibility he was shouldering there.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2018

“Not all problems have been solved, of course,” said Minniti, who said he felt that Italy was shouldering a disproportionate share of Europe’s migration burden.

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2018

The day after taking the chequered flag amid wildly emotional scenes in Portstewart, Michael, 19, was shouldering his dad's coffin.

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2014

Once during a disagreement with my husband, I complained that he wasn’t helping enough with our daughter, and I gave him a long list of the parenting chores I was shouldering on my own.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2012

Percy had already climbed out of the bed and was shouldering his pack.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan