give weight
Example Sentences
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"I am amazed how anyone can give weight to such news," he said in a statement.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023
That would seem to give weight to her “no.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
In that pause, Garbus inserts scenes of Queen Elizabeth II parading through crowds of Black and brown people in commonwealth countries to give weight to the ludicrousness of that question.
From Salon ● Dec. 11, 2022
In the 1970s, scholars settled on ebonics, a blend of the words ebony and phonics, “to give weight and validity to our particular dialect,” Harris said.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
Like Virginia, a handful of other colleges are not only increasing financial aid but also promising to give weight to economic class in granting admissions.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
