lumbered

Example Sentences

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A video on social media that was verified by the Journal showed the C-130 refueling two helicopters at the same time, like a parent holding their children’s hands as they lumbered across the sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Once inside, trucks lumbered up a long, curving road into the hills.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 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

Then its master lumbered out of the woods, and I realized the dog was the least of our problems.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan