lumbered
Example Sentences
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A video on social media that was verified by the Journal showed the C-130 refueling two helicopters at the same time, like a parent holding their children’s hands as they lumbered across the sky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
State biologists set up a trap and the bear soon lumbered into it.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 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
Swede Anton Deibe, 17, a passenger, described the chaos after impact as the Airbus A350 lumbered to a halt on the runway.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2024
A crocodile lumbered down the steps, followed by a peacock.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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