lumbered

Example Sentences

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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

State biologists set up a trap and the bear soon lumbered into it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 1, 2025

If Almeria do not win their next game at home to Athletic Bilbao on Monday night, they will be lumbered with the outright record.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024

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

The beast lumbered toward us, panting and snarling, fiery sparks seething from its many mouths.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros