How to Use cargo in a Sentence

cargo

noun
Definition of cargonext
Synonyms for cargonext
  • The ship was carrying a cargo of crude oil.
  • Doc had been waiting at the motel for about six hours when a cargo van pulled up.
    — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Because of her volatile cargo, the salvage operation had been slow at first, and nothing had gone wrong.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The teams are being assisted by two commercial cargo ships.
    — Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023
  • At the time, international trade by steamboat was bringing in all kinds of new cargo from overseas.
    — Hilda Gitchell, Scientific American, 26 Jan. 2023
  • It was estimated that the blockage held up as much as $10.9 billion worth of cargo per day.
    — Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2023
  • An estimated $840 million in export and import cargo moves through the port each day.
    — Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
  • All around it are acres of commercial trucks, stopped for the night and carrying every kind of cargo: cows, weed, pro-wrestling rings, grain, petroleum.
    — Andrew Kay, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2023
  • The lightweight roof panel is no problem for one person to lift off, and it can be stowed in the front trunk just under the lid, still leaving room for a fair amount of cargo beneath.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 26 Jan. 2023
  • The wave-free beach where each view of the ocean must include a cargo ship or an oil well.
    — Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Corsets and pants — whether cargo style or low-slung — were a major trend in the early 2000s.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 19 July 2023
  • The third row can be folded down to create a large cargo area.
    — Josh Max, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Gaspare hops aboard a cargo ship in East Asia that’s bound for South Africa.
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Donley’s purview skews toward the macros — the trunks, the trucks, the carriage of cargo across a network of crews and depots.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The cargo area offers 20 cubic feet of space with the rear seats up, 55 cubic feet.
    — James Raia, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The cargo rate from St. Louis southward is now up 77% above the three-year average.
    — Scott McFetridge, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Five armed men fled the cargo ship by small boat but were later captured.
    — Max Colchester, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2023
  • One of her looks features a shearling trench, cargo shorts, and a pair of slip-on UGGs.
    — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The amount of land set aside for cargo storage has almost doubled in size since the turn of the century.
    — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024
  • And that rear seat can be folded flat to produce the same whopping 50 cubic feet of cargo room as in the five-door.
    — Arthur St. Antoine, Car and Driver, 17 July 2023
  • The Impreza’s rear seat/cargo room is also bigger than the Mazda to hold more Paynes and their stuff.
    — cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
  • But the consequences may still be widespread due to the sheer amount of cargo involved.
    — Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The precious cargo was shipped from Tampa and picked up at O’Hare by Sattler.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • The aircraft, called Alia, has a 50-foot-long wing, seats for two pilots up front, and cargo space behind them.
    — Rob Verger, Popular Science, 26 Oct. 2023
  • For comparison, the Bolt EV held five in its cargo area and maxed out at 16 with its back seats stowed.
    — Austin Irwin, Car and Driver, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The port’s recovery is being led in large part by roll-on, roll-off cargo.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
  • Styling-wise, wear with Tibi’s dark-wash cargo jeans and COS’s baby blue turtleneck.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Shields reduce the amount of heat passing from the truck's engine to the cargo hold, which can reach 140 degrees Fahrenheit on a hot day.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 14 June 2023
  • On a stormy night in October 1895, a cargo steamship called the Africa disappeared on Lake Huron.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2023
  • But the cargo vehicle wouldn't have to be a dead end, Aschbacher said.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 7 Nov. 2023

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