How to Use cargo in a Sentence

cargo

noun

• The ship was carrying a cargo of crude oil.
• Corsets and pants — whether cargo style or low-slung — were a major trend in the early 2000s.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
• Donley’s purview skews toward the macros — the trunks, the trucks, the carriage of cargo across a network of crews and depots.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
• The cargo area offers 20 cubic feet of space with the rear seats up, 55 cubic feet.
  — James Raia, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
• The cargo rate from St. Louis southward is now up 77% above the three-year average.
  — Scott McFetridge, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
• Five armed men fled the cargo ship by small boat but were later captured.
  — Max Colchester, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
• One of her looks features a shearling trench, cargo shorts, and a pair of slip-on UGGs.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 5 Sep. 2023
• The amount of land set aside for cargo storage has almost doubled in size since the turn of the century.
  — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
• And that rear seat can be folded flat to produce the same whopping 50 cubic feet of cargo room as in the five-door.
  — Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 17 July 2023
• The Impreza’s rear seat/cargo room is also bigger than the Mazda to hold more Paynes and their stuff.
  — cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
• The precious cargo was shipped from Tampa and picked up at O’Hare by Sattler.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
• The aircraft, called Alia, has a 50-foot-long wing, seats for two pilots up front, and cargo space behind them.
  — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
• For comparison, the Bolt EV held five in its cargo area and maxed out at 16 with its back seats stowed.
  — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
• Styling-wise, wear with Tibi’s dark-wash cargo jeans and COS’s baby blue turtleneck.
  — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2023
• Shields reduce the amount of heat passing from the truck's engine to the cargo hold, which can reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit on a hot day.
  — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 14 June 2023
• On a stormy night in October 1895, a cargo steamship called the Africa disappeared on Lake Huron.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
• But the cargo vehicle wouldn't have to be a dead end, Aschbacher said.
  — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2023
• In fact, the Sportback beat all of its direct rivals in our real-world cargo test.
  — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
• The couple wore matching cargo and camouflage clothing and caps in the shot.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2023
• From a park near Fort McHenry, visitors can see the giant cargo ship that struck the bridge and remains lodged in the wreckage.
  — Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
• In its new sleek iterations, these cargos wouldn’t look out of place at a party or even work.
  — Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 25 Sep. 2023
• Back to Florida: Packed up as precious cargo Eleven months flew by.
  — Jason Gulley Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
• Already, attacks on cargo vessels in the Red Sea by Houthi rebels in Yemen have caused a sharp increase in shipping costs.
  — David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
• Third-party accessories—from cargo nets and sunshades to phone mounts and stroller cups—also work with a range of strollers.
  — WIRED, 25 June 2023
• The Navy has said the boats fired on American helicopters coming to aid a Maersk cargo ship.
  — Edward Wong, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
• The railways have carried more than 40 million passengers and huge amounts of cargo since the war began.
  — Svitlana Vlasova, CNN, 9 Mar. 2024
• The rocket, which is a cargo resupply, is expected to launch at 8:31 p.m. ET.
  — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2023
• Baltimore bridge collapse See how a cargo ship took down the bridge and how the collapse will impact the economy.
  — Scott Dance, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
• It’s believed the cargo originated in Turkey or Greece and planned to reach a southern port city.
  — Amanda Lee Myers, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
• This fleece half-zip looks like it's made of clouds, while according to reviewers, these oversized cargo sweats feel like the next best thing.
  — Megan Schaltegger, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024