deadweight

Example Sentences

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Ships of all different sizes, measured by deadweight tonnage, have passed through the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Software as a service, or SaaS, was once the market’s hottest sector, but it’s been a deadweight for much of the last month.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

The hikes already delivered will add around A$800 a month in repayments to the average A$620,000 mortgage, a deadweight for a population that holds A$2 trillion in home loans.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2022

Swiveling his propellers sideways, Johnson uses the tug as a deadweight to act as an anchor to slow the Marjorie C.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2021

He gave his poor deadweight of a head one minute more on the tabletop.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson