lumbered
Example Sentences
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Army Green Berets lumbered through a northern Swedish pine forest, struggling not to fall on their brand new skis as they dragged sleds over hills and frozen creeks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
Once inside, trucks lumbered up a long, curving road into the hills.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025
His advisers stepped aside, and he lumbered to the middle of the hall to face the cameras arranged there.
From New York Times • May 30, 2024
Metro buses threw bow waves of puddles as they lumbered down city streets.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023
The Time Suck that created their escape route lumbered toward them, brushing chunks of frozen brick wall aside.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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