were hauling
- past progressive of haul.
Example Sentences
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The workers, who were paid $500 and initially told they were hauling away rocks, then Halloween decorations, said the bags felt soggy and soft, like meat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Trucks were hauling contaminated water to a makeshift “tank farm,” where it is being stored in metal containers before being taken to a hazardous waste site.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
On a recent hot day, as humming birds zipped around sunflowers in his garden in upstate New York, art handlers were hauling out his paintings for three upcoming exhibitions at Karma gallery in downtown Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Aug. 19, 2021
Workers on the water were hauling out crushed and capsized vessels piled together.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2020
The rats were hauling it laboriously through the grass, inching it along in the direction of a very large wild rosebush in the far corner of the yard.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
