Example Sentences

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The men were hauling trailers stacked with wood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2025

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

Volunteers were hauling the first boxes off a truck.

From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2022

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

I could see that they were trying to avoid us because they didn't want us to foul their nets, and now the large cranes were hauling them up.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos