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

Once inside, trucks lumbered up a long, curving road into the hills.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025

If Almeria do not win their next game at home to Athletic Bilbao on Monday night, they will be lumbered with the outright record.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2024

Mrs. Wigginbottom became flustered by the attention her stew was getting, and she lumbered off to the kitchen saying she was after more cabbage and bread.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan