How to Use haul in a Sentence

haul

noun
  • It's just a short haul from our cabin to the beach.
  • Authorities seized the drugs in one of the biggest drug hauls in the history of the county.
  • The kids always collect a substantial haul of candy on Halloween.
  • Then there was the free agent haul to bolster the D-line.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The proceeds of their Hong Kong listings are less than a third of last year’s haul.
    Dave Sebastian, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2022
  • No matter the record of the opponents, three road games in four nights on the West Coast is a tough haul.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Jan. 2023
  • On the latter list, Swift swept the top three, the biggest haul from No. 1 on down until this week.
    Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The winner could also elect to take the haul as a 30-year annuity.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The movie’s four-day haul is expected to include a three-day gross of $100 million.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2023
  • Houston's free-agent haul is frankly a touch light compared to some of the other contenders league-wide.
    Michael Shapiro, Chron, 19 Dec. 2022
  • While most contents are drained by the time the race ends, some fans leave their concession haul unopened.
    Heather Bushman, The Indianapolis Star, 29 May 2023
  • And Texas has a huge delegate haul that could make a difference in the 2024 contest.
    Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The haul mostly includes bits of fences, chairs and assorted pieces of scrap metal.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 2 Feb. 2023
  • But some campaigns and outside groups have announced their fundraising hauls ahead of the deadline as shows of strength.
    Chuck Todd, NBC News, 10 July 2023
  • That’s roughly 10 percent of the media brand’s total haul.
    Julian Sancton, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The record continued a trend that has seen the series' opening haul rise with each new installment.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 27 Mar. 2023
  • These joggers are slightly more tailored than sweats, but still comfy enough for a long-haul or red-eye.
    Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Those cash hauls would be more than enough to make interest payments, the analysts say.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 May 2023
  • Our testers narrowed down the best options while using the accessory for road trips, long-haul flights, and train rides.
    Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Such a haul, in addition to adding Aroldis Chapman a month ago, should solve all their issues.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 31 July 2023
  • Texas has the second biggest haul of delegates (California has the most) in the GOP race.
    Gromer Jeffers Jr., Dallas News, 12 June 2023
  • In the meantime, while fewer long-haul planes can arrive, lawsuits are flying.
    oregonlive, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The total haul was 2.2 million viewers across all platforms.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2023
  • The vast majority of the time, a tractor picks up a trailer, does the haul, drops it off, and then picks up another trailer.
    Richard Bishop, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Woods visits Northwest Arctic villages throughout the year to take children to hunt, fish, haul wood for the elders and process meat.
    Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Dec. 2022
  • In addition to the streaming haul, with the new recruits, Peso Pluma places a total 25 titles on the ranking.
    Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 5 July 2023
  • What grades did draft experts give Dallas’ newest haul?
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2023
  • The size of the Democratic hauls is even more important this cycle, as the map largely forces them to play defense, rather than offense.
    Chuck Todd, NBC News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • But think about releasing the smaller ones, or capping your personal haul at a dozen or so.
    Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Over time, more and more passengers will be drawn out of the hub and spoke model, which will lose the shortest, most expensive routes and be maintained for longer haul flights.
    Michael Barnard, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024

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