haul on
phrasal verb
hauled on; hauling on; hauls on
: to forcefully pull (something)
haul on the reins
Examples of haul on in a Sentence
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The music biopic is projected to surpass an $80 million total domestic haul on Saturday, with a potential finish north of $100 million still in the cards.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 Mar. 2024
There is one account of the timbers for Pueblo Bonita being hauled on little wagons made of a small tree, with a cross-section at either end serving as a rudimentary wheel.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
On most seafloor drilling expeditions, progress is slow, with rocky cores hauled on deck every three hours or so.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
After her impressive haul on Sunday, Swift racked up a total of 39 Billboard Music Awards, tying with Drake.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
Sharing a glimpse at the impressive haul on her Instagram Story, Williams revealed the brand had sent her little one plenty of cute shoes and tiny outfits.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
Walter Slosar, chief patrol agent with the Border Patrol’s Miami sector, posted a picture of the haul on Twitter, revealing 25 bricks of cocaine, each decorated with a blue and purple butterfly.
—Olivia George Tampa Bay Times (tns), al, 8 Aug. 2023
Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar posted a picture of the drug haul on X (formerly known as Twitter) on July 24.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
The mystical tree is a performer sprouting a huge headdress of green plumage, visited by a skeleton hauled on the back of a puppeteer in black, who abandons the baby Treemonisha before she is found by her adoptive mother, Monisha.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 27 July 2023
J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 2 Mar. 2024
There is one account of the timbers for Pueblo Bonita being hauled on little wagons made of a small tree, with a cross-section at either end serving as a rudimentary wheel.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2023
On most seafloor drilling expeditions, progress is slow, with rocky cores hauled on deck every three hours or so.
—Quanta Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
After her impressive haul on Sunday, Swift racked up a total of 39 Billboard Music Awards, tying with Drake.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023
Sharing a glimpse at the impressive haul on her Instagram Story, Williams revealed the brand had sent her little one plenty of cute shoes and tiny outfits.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
Walter Slosar, chief patrol agent with the Border Patrol’s Miami sector, posted a picture of the haul on Twitter, revealing 25 bricks of cocaine, each decorated with a blue and purple butterfly.
—Olivia George Tampa Bay Times (tns), al, 8 Aug. 2023
Chief Patrol Agent Walter N. Slosar posted a picture of the drug haul on X (formerly known as Twitter) on July 24.
—Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
The mystical tree is a performer sprouting a huge headdress of green plumage, visited by a skeleton hauled on the back of a puppeteer in black, who abandons the baby Treemonisha before she is found by her adoptive mother, Monisha.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 27 July 2023
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“Haul on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haul%20on. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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