How to Use load in a Sentence

load

1 of 2 noun

• His death is a heavy load to bear.
• Losing weight will lessen the load on your knees.
• The truck was carrying a full load of sand.
• He picked up a load of firewood and carried it into the house.
• He lifted the load onto his shoulders.
• She was carrying a heavy load of legal documents in her briefcase.
• Some loads are light, some are heavy.
  — Peter Folan, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
• Most recipes call for ½ to 1 cup per full load.
  — Ryan Brennan may 13, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
• That helped reduce the load on him.
  — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 12 May 2026
• That was a tremendous load of work.
  — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
• Dry the load on low to medium heat.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
• Dry the load on low to medium heat.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
• The work has to be load-bearing.
  — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
• That’s a daunting load for any skater.
  — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
• Something that takes the load off for you.
  — New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
• That ad load has since increased.
  — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
• Richardson says one large load is best.
  — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
• Richardson says one large load is best.
  — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025
• Richardson says one large load is best.
  — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
• Sanchez shows up for the parents on her case load.
  — Libby Smith, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
• Try cutting your dose in half for a few loads.
  — Ryan Brennan may 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
• Most loads need no more than one shot glass full, and many need less.
  — Ryan Brennan may 14, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
• In fact, there are loads of ways to reuse them.
  — Christianna Silva, The Spruce, 22 Apr. 2026
• Your tissues weren’t strong enough for the load.
  — Danielle Zickl, Outside, 8 Mar. 2026
• Again, a team with a ton of big bats and loads of power.
  — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 May 2026
• Poplin pays by the pound; Hampr by the load.
  — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
• But is this faster cycle a good fit for every load?
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
• Run the load on either a warm or hot cycle.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2026
• Run the load on either a warm or hot cycle.
  — Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
• The key is learning how to manage the load.
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 10 Feb. 2026

load

2 of 2 verb

• The bus stopped to load a few more passengers.
• We loaded our luggage in the car and drove off.
• We loaded up and drove off.
• The film didn't load properly.
• Workers were loading cargo on the ships.
• She loaded the table with all kinds of delicious foods.
• Workers were loading and unloading the ships as they came into port.
• So all of these lead to load growth.
  — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
• Is now a good time to load up on cash?
  — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
• Then Smith walked to load the bases.
  — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
• We are locked and loaded and ready to go.
  — Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
• We are locked and loaded and ready to go.
  — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
• Tucker walked to load the bases.
  — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026
• Two more walks loaded the bases.
  — Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
• By the time the page loaded, it was gone.
  — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
• Stay in car and items will be loaded for you.
  — Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 21 Jan. 2026
• Stay in car, items will be loaded for you.
  — Staff Report, Baltimore Sun, 18 Feb. 2026
• With him, they would be loaded again.
  — Jay King, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
• The bases were loaded and there were two outs.
  — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
• Tamales are loaded with bean, chile and cheese.
  — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 25 June 2026
• The mid-block dock for trucks to load and unload?
  — Robert Yaro, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
• There, the empty ship was to load up on rice.
  — Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
• The men held the bear off while the wives loaded the boats.
  — Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
• The Braves loaded the bases with one away.
  — Kansas City Star, 29 Mar. 2026
• Adam Frazier was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025
• Its still waiting to load up and head to Bangladesh.
  — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
• Littell loaded the bases with one out in the fourth.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
• But there are other ways to load the bases with nobody out.
  — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• The first three were singles that loaded the bases.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
• The hunters field dressed the buck and loaded it into a truck.
  — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 8 Jan. 2026