schlep
Example Sentences
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He and his wife have schlepped materials home by train, “five big valises recently from Prague.”
How would I fare later, schlepping a precious martini into the living room?
“It’s how you spend most of your time at a nursery,” Storm said, “schlepping plants around.”
From Los Angeles Times
Yiddish, the language spoken by Ashkenazi Jews across Europe before the Holocaust, is now perhaps best known to many English speakers through words such as "schlep", "klutz" and "chutzpah".
From Barron's
With its Golden Gate Bridge views, the beach is a magnet for wedding parties, such as one seen schlepping across an empty parking lot after a photo shoot this week.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
