carrying the load
Example Sentences
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However, he says that tech isn’t single-handedly carrying the load: Seven of the S&P 500’s 11 sectors are more profitable than normal.
From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025
Kyren Williams ran for 122 yards in 23 carries in a 19-9 win over the Jets, again carrying the load for the Rams, who hold on to first place in the NFC West.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
“He’s the best player in the world and he showed that tonight, carrying the load offensively again.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 24, 2022
In the first half, with Robinson carrying the load on the ground, Washington averaged just 4.4 yards per carry.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022
Not with balloons and their cumbrous inflations, but with machines capable of carrying the load, and traveling by displacement of the air at high velocities.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 312, December 24, 1881 by Various