Example Sentences

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Even before software’s steep selloff last month, hedge funds as a group had been fleeing the sector, and were loading up on hard tech stocks, especially those of semiconductor companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

It landed just as shoppers were loading up on boxed meals and non-perishable eats, a dissonance that feels almost poetic: a culture clinging to glamour even as the cupboards start to echo.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2025

A group of policemen were loading furniture and household goods on to trucks, and appeared to be trying to salvage what was still useable.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

“They were loading up on me. I had to get my teammates more involved. In the second half, I just felt I had to flip the switch.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025

Men were loading them up with heavy, square red-and-white boxes.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz