lug

Example Sentences

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So why are we going to waste our time, money, and energy lugging a 12-pound frozen bird across town and into our kitchens when half your guests probably won’t even eat it?

From Salon

A $1,000 bag of silver coins weighs more than 50 pounds, making it cumbersome to lug around.

From Barron's

He paid $10 and with his wife trudged several hundred yards, lugging chairs, umbrellas and a cooler while herding youngsters ages 4 to 10.

From The Wall Street Journal

Back then, he lugged his supplies around the city and did his best to adapt to whatever seating arrangement his host venue had available.

From Los Angeles Times

He’d been able to save some money from working construction jobs and parlayed that into a chance to build a retail business, lugging suitcases of exotic couture from Europe back to Los Angeles by himself.

From Los Angeles Times