lumbered
Example Sentences
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From it emerged a 64-year-old dairyman, burly and tan, who left the engine running as he lumbered toward me with open arms.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
The truck lumbered through the forest in the setting sun, stopping at a grove of bigcone Douglas-fir trees, where West and a colleague unloaded the cage, lifted the door and waited as Orange peeked outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
Once inside, trucks lumbered up a long, curving road into the hills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025
As the hulking offensive lineman lumbered on to a chair, one of his compatriots draped an Australian flag around his shoulders.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2025
Clare watched until Frabwick’s ghostly backside lumbered into the pulsing red light, then perked his good ear toward the forest, awaiting his favorite sound.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
