Example Sentences

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Every morning, he lugs a five-gallon water tank into his trailer, and he eats lunch with a group of other founders on the site.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Sequel Death Stranding 2, out on PlayStation 5 from Thursday, picks up the story of protagonist Sam Porter Bridges, a delivery man who lugs precariously balanced cargo across a post-apocalyptic Earth.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

With the help of a hostess, he lugs a speaker outside.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

A child lugs a jerry can half his size full of water.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Two or three times a week, Enrique lugs buckets filled with drinking water, one on each shoulder, from the water truck at the bottom of the hill up to his grandmother’s house.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario