- present participle of transport.
transporting
Example Sentences
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The cost of transporting one container from China to Iran costs $12,000 via land routes compared with $3,000 by sea, he told KhabarOnline, an independent website close to regime moderates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The ambulance was transporting a seriously injured patient at the time of the crash, authorities said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
In this scenario, dense, water-rich portions of Earth's cooler outer crust periodically sagged downward and collapsed into the hotter mantle, transporting water with them.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
In July, a ferry transporting more than 70 people sank while sailing near Selayar, a small island south of Sulawesi.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
With all the county’s water mains on emergency shutdown, and endless glitches in the computers trying to redirect what water is left, he’s been transporting water manually to high-priority facilities.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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