unloading

Example Sentences

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According to data from Kpler Marine Traffic, 11 container ships were docked in Jeddah on Thursday, with nine waiting, and an average wait of 36 hours before unloading compared to 17 hours the previous week.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Saavedra and his son would drive a van up and down Los Angeles, manually packing and unloading the product to local corner stores.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Other writers, especially women, have historically opted for cafe writing because working at home comes with constant prompts of other duties: unloading the dishwasher, deworming the cat, filing tax returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

When she is at the yard, loading and unloading the lorry, she is usually the only woman there.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026

When we walked into the kitchen, where Mom was unloading the dishwasher, he finally told me.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings