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
He hurled his hat into the sky, roared with delight, and lumbered with arms outstretched towards them.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2025
Once inside, trucks lumbered up a long, curving road into the hills.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025
He lumbered over to a corner of the enclosure and spread his wings wide to their nearly seven-foot span, exposing fluffy white feathers that covered his legs like a pair of bloomers.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2023
Colonel Cathcart was a slick, successful, slipshod, unhappy man of thirty-six who lumbered when he walked and wanted to be a general.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
