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
  • Vans and trucks pull up to the loading dock at all hours.
    — Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2020
  • 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
  • His wife was loading bags into the Range Rover and wasn’t hurt.
    — Tom Steele, Dallas News, 13 Oct. 2020
  • 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
  • So Schmidt took to sneaking in and out of the center via a back loading dock.
    — New York Times, 16 Dec. 2020
  • The fire burned in a trailer filled with fireworks that was parked at the loading dock.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • What did Prescott do rather than show up at the back loading dock at The Star to have a swab stuck up his nose?
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 24 July 2020
  • 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 | [email protected], al, 15 Nov. 2022
  • In April, however, Epic gave up on side-loading and moved to the Play Store.
    — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 13 Aug. 2020
  • The wide ramps leading up to the wooden plateau from the sidewalk align with where loading docks used to be.
    — John King, SFChronicle.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • The cylinder on the R8 is cut for moon clips to aid with fast loading and unloading.
    — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The cabaret was the first of what promises to be more shows at the loading dock this fall, The cabaret runs again at 5:30 p.m. Saturday.
    — Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 24 Sep. 2020
  • There’s a bottleneck at the bottom of the stairs at the loading platform.
    — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 24 July 2024
  • Enter through from Huron Parkway and follow the signs to the loading dock.
    — Jewel Gopwani, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2020
  • On the other side, in murky light, stood an empty loading dock.
    — Tracy Kidder, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Saving a few dozen seconds of loading time might not seem like a big deal in the grand scheme of things.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 6 Nov. 2020
  • 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 kitchen has a private loading dock that goes onto the alley.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2020
  • The tractor-trailer was already there, backed up to the loading dock.
    — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2022
  • So long as the center of mass falls inside a loading zone, the tetrahedron will balance on only one face.
    — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 25 June 2025
  • Magnum revolver, spinning the chamber, loading and unloading it.
    — Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2025

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