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Recent Examples of trainloadModern-day Vanderbilts should expect a trainload of paperwork.—Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023 Camps and sanitariums opened for business, and welcomed trainload upon trainload of them.—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022 In the waning days of the war, in April 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis fled Richmond with a trainload of what was left of the Confederate treasury in gold and silver.—Washington Post, 2 May 2022 The Russian Defense Ministry released footage of a trainload of armored vehicles leaving Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014.—Jill Lawless, ajc, 16 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for trainload
Palm trees were brought in by the truckload, beach scenes were staged with vintage convertibles and bikini runway tours, and construction began on a three-story, 35,000-square-foot venue at 1 Ocean Drive.
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Nikki Beach Club,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2025
In the morning, over demitasses and backgammon, buyers and sellers negotiated the day’s wholesale price as truckloads of worms waited outside.
Weighing approximately 81 lbs (37 kg), the Jumper Go supports a maximum payload of 450 lbs (204 kg), including a rear rack capable of carrying up to 150 lbs (68 kg) of cargo.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 July 2025
Inside is precious cargo — dozens of carne asada burritos, hand-wrapped in tinfoil.
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Yasara Gunawardena,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Amazon Prime Day is right around the corner (taking place July 8 to 11), meaning a boatload of Prime Day furniture deals on just about every type of seating and storage under the sun is about to drop its anchor.
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Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
3 July 2025
Stay in an oceanfront cottage, book a paddleboard tour, and eat a boatload of whatever is fresh at seafood shacks like Sam & Omie’s, which has been around since 1937.
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