Loaded With: Standard Pattern
Loaded With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Use “loaded with” when something contains, carries, or is supplied with a large amount of something.
Key details
Choose the right form
| Meaning / situation | Form / construction | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| contains/carries a large amount | loaded with + noun | Use the pattern for literal or figurative abundance. |
| other senses of loaded | loaded + different complement | Check the intended sense rather than assuming “with.” |
Quick tests
Meaning / construction test
Do you mean that something contains, carries, or is supplied with a large amount of something?
If yes: Use “loaded with.”
If no: Use the construction required by the other sense of “loaded.”
Examples
The truck was loaded with boxes.
The complement names what the truck carries.
The report is loaded with useful examples.
The phrase is figurative but keeps the abundance sense.
The shelves were loaded with supplies.
The pattern identifies what fills the shelves.
Further guidance
Construction
Use “loaded with” when something contains, carries, or is supplied with a large amount of something.
Style Boundary
“Loaded” has several other literal and figurative senses. This guide covers the “loaded with” complement pattern rather than treating all uses of “loaded” alike.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- LOADED | English meaning — Cambridge Dictionary (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct Cambridge dictionary evidence for “loaded with” when something contains or carries a substantial amount of something.