inching

Example Sentences

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Amid heavy snow the last weekend of February, she said it took them about four hours to exit their road, winching their way along.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023

We load the boats up on the roof rack and tie them down with winching straps, stopping half a mile down the road to make sure they’re holding before heading on to the drop-off point.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023

During the 4 March 2021 incident the aircraft was practicing winching near Porthcawl.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2022

The female technician reportedly saw Dick step under the safety line without wearing protective equipment while a winching operation was under way.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2022

We stepped into our rubber overalls, pulled on our rubber gloves, and started winching in crab pots, dumping out crabs, and refilling the bait holders with clams.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings