carrying

Example Sentences

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Now carrying the family’s torch is the fifth generation of tumbling acrobats skilled in the art of balance and flexibility.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

The backpack he was carrying was searched without a warrant, justifying the exclusion of the evidence first recovered from it, Carro found.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"She is weak because she had barely anything to eat when she was carrying them, just bread and tea," the twins' grandmother Gulbadan explains.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

He waded through lagoon waters with saltwater crocodiles, landing on a white sand beach, carrying a sack of coconuts as a sign of goodwill.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Andre and Camille are carrying box after box up two flights of stairs to our unit—there is an elevator, but it’s broken—while Dad and Lisa-Marie Anne struggle to assemble the kitchen table we splurged on.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller