How to Use cargo in a Sentence

cargo

noun
Definition of cargonext
Synonyms for cargonext
  • The port’s recovery is being led in large part by roll-on, roll-off cargo.
    — Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024
  • Hundreds of millions of pounds of cargo land on and depart from the airport’s runways every year.
    — Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Ocean freight rates between the coasts appear to have been slightly impacted due to the cargo shifts thus far, but not at an outsized degree.
    — Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 17 July 2024
  • The glass artifacts are speculated to have fallen from the cargo of a ship battered by a storm in the shallow, rocky area of the sea.
    — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 18 July 2024
  • Heavy-duty trucks, cargo ships and trains are some of the biggest contributors to regional pollution.
    — Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Some are still working at nearby smaller ports or on the little cargo that remains in Baltimore from before the bridge collapsed.
    — Doc Louallen, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Based on the vessel’s cargo, the divers have theorized that the wreck probably occurred sometime in the mid-1800s.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 July 2024
  • That law allows a ship’s owner to limit its liability to the value of the vessel and its cargo when the losses were result of a situation beyond its control.
    — USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Electrification of this equipment will reduce smog and carbon pollution from cargo handling equipment, according to the port.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 29 July 2024
  • Corsets and pants — whether cargo style or low-slung — were a major trend in the early 2000s.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 19 July 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In fact, the Sportback beat all of its direct rivals in our real-world cargo test.
    — Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The drugs seized were in cargo identified as children’s board games.
    — Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 May 2024
  • Others joined it after being added to the list and none has loaded cargo since.
    — Will Daniel, Fortune Europe, 10 July 2024
  • The couple wore matching cargo and camouflage clothing and caps in the shot.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2023
  • From a park near Fort McHenry, visitors can see the giant cargo ship that struck the bridge and remains lodged in the wreckage.
    — Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024

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