Example Sentences

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“We were portaging, and Wynn said to me, ‘I can’t make it,’ ” he recalled.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2022

"Did we cover those two miles that took us over an hour to do the other day when we were portaging up?" asked Bob.

From Bob Hunt in Canada by Orton, George W.