How to Use loading in a Sentence

loading

noun
  • What changed in the loading and/or the strength of the structure?
    Laura Romero, ABC News, 10 June 2022
  • The rest of him was placed on a cart and rolled out to a loading dock.
    Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The loading of the weapons, the kid driving through the streets with the bicycle.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
  • He was found dead on a loading dock in Fairview in 2016.
    Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Whole Foods staff helped load up the Lovin' Spoonfuls van at the loading dock.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2022
  • Any delta wing has a large area, so wing loading is low.
    Thomas E. Stimson, Popular Mechanics, 15 July 2021
  • The store’s on-street loading zone and all the parking spaces on that block were gone overnight.
    Courtland Milloy, Washington Post, 16 May 2023
  • The output is good, and the front loading door made refills easy.
    Sarah Wharton, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2022
  • The top loading feature is easy to use and the edges are reinforced, as are the holes.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 29 Apr. 2021
  • The suspect entered the Union The suspect entered through a loading dock at the Union, said Whyte.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The aim is to prevent the fuel leaks that plagued past loading attempts.
    Lee Roop | Lroop@al.com, al, 15 Nov. 2022
  • The cylinder on the R8 is cut for moon clips to aid with fast loading and unloading.
    Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 24 Jan. 2023
  • There’s a bottleneck at the bottom of the stairs at the loading platform.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2024
  • On the other side, in murky light, stood an empty loading dock.
    Tracy Kidder, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The killing happened in August 2003 on or near a warehouse loading dock in the West End.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Be sure to bring your own loading help, too, and make sure that the TV can fit in your vehicle.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 27 May 2024
  • The tractor-trailer was already there, backed up to the loading dock.
    New York Times, 31 Mar. 2022
  • He was clothed when found in the top-loading washing machine.
    Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE.com, 28 July 2022
  • Some have to have their rotor blades removed to fit through the loading door to the convention floor.
    Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The first disguised loading screen happens less than half an hour in.
    Gene Park, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
  • One space serves as the hotel's loading dock and basement, and the other is the ballroom that sits on top of the Saks building.
    The Enquirer, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Check out their outdoor space available on the weekends on the loading dock in the back of their building.
    BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2021
  • Each all-steel container sits on the ground for easy loading.
    Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Google’s obsession with food flow had contributed to a change in the plans for the loading docks on the ground floor of the building.
    Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2022
  • The loading screen flickers out and a smooth looping sample track slides out of the speakers.
    Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The top loading tray holds up to 60-sheets of paper and 3 months of ink are included with your purchase.
    Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
  • And $25 million for the Port of Alabama to buy coal loading equipment.
    Kyle Whitmire, al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The front-loading of the writing process for streaming shows is driven by the needs of the binge model of dropping all episodes at once.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 Aug. 2021
  • The night before, two trucks from Miami had pulled up to his loading dock with dozens of pallets stacked with flower boxes.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Cleanup crews must do most of the work by hand, sorting, labeling and loading materials into the trucks.
    Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025

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