lumbered
Example Sentences
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From it emerged a 64-year-old dairyman, burly and tan, who left the engine running as he lumbered toward me with open arms.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
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
State biologists set up a trap and the bear soon lumbered into it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
His advisers stepped aside, and he lumbered to the middle of the hall to face the cameras arranged there.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2024
With Nan’s arm over my shoulder we lumbered along, and I felt like I was leaving a bread crumb trail of my heart the whole way back.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
