Examples of “haul” in a Sentence

verb To pull or drag something heavy, often over a distance.

• They hauled the fishing nets up onto the deck.
• A truck hauled the wreckage away from the motorway.
• We had to haul the heavy suitcase up three flights of stairs.

noun A quantity of something obtained or seized, especially through effort, theft, or a catch.

• The thieves got away with a huge haul of jewelry.
• It was a good day's fishing — a decent haul of mackerel.
• The children came back from the beach with a surprising haul of shells.

verb Followed by "up": to call someone in to be disciplined or held to account.

• He was hauled up before the board over the missing funds.
• The headteacher hauled the boys up for painting on the school wall.
• She was hauled up in front of her manager to explain the mistake.