packing

Example Sentences

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In another example, the employee asked Siri to add items to a packing list that were mentioned in an email about a camping trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But during another recent tournament, Euro 2020, squad members said captain Andy Robertson had surprised them by packing goodie-bags of Scottish treats - including cans of fizzy orange Irn-Bru.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

The back rooms of the La Brea Tar Pits are, at the moment, a maze of packing crates tagged with handwritten sticky notes that say things like “bison skulls” or “camel hip.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Hood County locals are relentless in their fight against the data centers, packing county meetings and town halls and voicing their fierce opposition to the facilities threatening to transform their charming, small-town community.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

And when he finally let us go for the day, I spent as long as possible packing up my books, trying to delay the awkwardness of having to talk to him.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller