Example Sentences

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My fellow passengers on this rather spartan Danish overnight train skewed younger; many of them were lugging stuffed hiking backpacks.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2023

The men were lugging firewood, but were strangely not carrying a corpse.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023

From the Free Zone Fan Village, in the desert south of Doha, fans were lugging suitcases across large swaths of artificial turf under the glare of stadium lights.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2022

Workers and homeowners were lugging soaked items out of homes, building giant heaps of debris on the curb.

From New York Times • Oct. 10, 2022

They were lugging the five heavy books the ranger had given Neel, and Baba was also carrying their decoy masks and his long, sturdy stick.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins