carrying
Example Sentences
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Islam, whose Bangladesh-owned ship the Banglar Joyjatra is carrying about 37,000 tonnes of fertiliser bound for South Africa, has twice tried to leave in the months since.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
A small group of protesters gathered in central Nairobi on Tuesday, wearing white protective gear and carrying a coffin emblazoned with "Ebola" and placards reading: "Reject Ebola in Kenya".
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Karolina, your character in “Pluribus,” Zosia, is carrying the weight of almost every person in the world.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
As the group reached 24,000 feet, an avalanche struck, the heaviest part hitting Shelley and Tawa Sherpa, carrying them about 1,000 feet down the mountain and leaving both seriously injured.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
I had carried a recommendation from that man across an ocean, even when the thought of carrying something he had touched made me sick.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
