unloading

Example Sentences

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“We clearly saw it unloading military cargo in Tartus.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Berkshire has rarely sold its wholly owned subsidiaries, unloading its newspaper businesses in 2020 and closing its textile business in 1985.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Cleaning houses, working in a candle shop, babysitting, unloading trucks in a food terminal and finally the kitchen of local health food grocery the Turnip Truck, music was always in the background.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Authorities have deployed more ferries and sped up loading and unloading procedures try and ease the congestion, the transport ministry said Monday.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Groups of young men—mostly immigrants, a few blacks—roamed the docks, looking for jobs as cooks and sailors on ships, or work as stevedores loading and unloading goods on the docks.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield