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
But he was typecast in the eyes of NFL scouts as a third-down, change-of-pace player, incapable of carrying the load as a bruising back running between the tackles.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 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
The anxiety was crushing the life out of me, and it’s out of the question that I should go back there while you are carrying the load that should have been upon my shoulders here.
From The Dust of Conflict by Bindloss, Harold
