lumber

Example Sentences

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The tall, pudgy teacher lumbered over to stand in front of Jeremy.

From Literature

Ryan Dezember is based in New York and writes about commodities, including lumber, oil, natural gas, copper and gold, as well as real assets, such as timberlands and energy infrastructure, for The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

So the loggers went back to their jobs, turning trees into the lumber that would build America.

From Literature

Tartakovsky conveys all of Spear’s torment, loneliness and the magnitude of his love with zero dialogue, only a wide-eyed stare into the distance as he lumbers along, pulled by the memory of an unfinished life.

From Salon

“I’m sorry I didn’t call you. I’m sorry you went to the tryouts and I wasn’t there,” I whisper as Ray lumbers to the door.

From Literature