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
The truck lumbered through the forest in the setting sun, stopping at a grove of bigcone Douglas-fir trees, where West and a colleague unloaded the cage, lifted the door and waited as Orange peeked outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025
State biologists set up a trap and the bear soon lumbered into it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025
He also argues that it is “often the young and less well-off who are being lumbered with costs they cannot afford, in ways which are unjustified”.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2024
Eva lumbered through the crowds, badgering people for information and updates.
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
