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noun

haul

the act of drawing or hauling something

In a sentence

Six example sentences with haul, each labelled with its topic.

  • The haul up the last ridge took two hours, and every pack felt heavier once the trail turned to loose scree.

    Travel

  • A sled haul across forty yards of turf leaves most athletes gasping long before their legs actually give out.

    Fitness

  • Each stone's haul from the quarry to the cathedral site took a full team of oxen most of a day.

    History

  • Each haul of the survey net takes twenty minutes, and the crew counts every jellyfish before returning them to the water.

    Environment

  • A long haul from the port to the inland depot costs the trucking firm more in fuel than the cargo is worth.

    Business

  • The haul of each roof beam up the scaffold took a dozen workers and a pulley rigged from the church tower.

    Architecture

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