tonnage

Example Sentences

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Given the sheer tonnage of Russian machinery still at the launchpad, it appears there is an enormous job ahead.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The total number of such larger sites is likely to be higher, as the Environment Agency has previously told the BBC it does not hold data on tonnage for every illegal tip.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

A shadow fleet of vessels that transports this sanctioned oil has ballooned to a fifth of global deadweight tonnage, data from maritime journal Lloyd’s List shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

“These are still small steps in tonnage, but giant strides in independence,” Innes observed.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 17, 2025

Splashing cold water on his face, the tonnage of missed sleep stacked on his brain lightened only slightly.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy