lugging

Example Sentences

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Picture, said Hutchcraft, laborers going up and down the rows with bags on their shoulders, picking orange fruit and filling them, and then lugging the bags to tubs at the ends of rows.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

In Fiorito, neighbors come and go to "Diego's house," as they call it, lugging containers which volunteers fill with chicken stew or other meals cooked in giant cauldrons in the yard.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Now, he's working on a two-legged version that will require even more responsive legs to keep its balance while lugging Bruton around.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

Everyone wants to know if Luka is fit, or lugging around a Doncic dad bod.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 16, 2025

They were lugging the five heavy books the ranger had given Neel, and Baba was also carrying their decoy masks and his long, sturdy stick.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins