heave
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At one point, Nelson appears to snatch the other driver’s sunglasses from his forehead and heave them across the parking lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
The shot clock was running out, a defender was draped all over him, and he had no option left but a desperate leaning heave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
It is this that has led Sir Keir and the Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, to give Sir Olly Robbins the heave ho.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
In the part of the forest they control, he and other Romee youngsters heave logs to be burned and turned into charcoal, then sent by canoe to the provincial capital Kisangani.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
If your ship can’t claw off, then you’ll heave an anchor to windward, to try to hold the ship where she is.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Malak heaves and leaks tears, stuffs a tattered tissue into the corners of her eyes.
From BBC ● May 7, 2025
Cronin is loved for building teams that improve with the schedule, fight till the finish, and have been a couple of last-second Gonzaga heaves from seriously competing for a national title.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2025
With each of their heaves, the rope squeaked and the branch above bounced precariously.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 23, 2024
Until then, the Huskies can live off the happy memories of Penix’s precision heaves sailing into receivers’ arms, over and over again.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
The audience heaves a single sigh of relief, even though I am completing my dance long after the music has stopped.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
First, after moving the ball into Seattle territory, Maye heaved a long throw down the left sideline that was tipped and wound up in the hands of cornerback Nehemiah Pritchett.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The first free-hit was heaved over cow corner for six, the second free-hit was swatted over long-on to bring up a 39-ball half-century and another maximum was slotted over the leg-side fence.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — It was 2 a.m. when a bus carrying dozens of U.S. deportees heaved into this sweltering city in southern Mexico.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2026
Von Allmen, however, was a picture of celebration after his storming run, the large number of baying Swiss fans in the packed tribune wildly applauding their hero, flags waved, cowbells heaved and air horns blown.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
I heaved out several breaths as I got a cloth from a cabinet behind the desk and dried my hands.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
As the band of Midvale Steel and Ordnance Company hove into sight, the first airplanes were seen overhead.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2020
“Make yourself at home,” the midwife said, as I hove into the birthing room like a galleon in full sail.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 13, 2019
“The jury is still out,” said Luc Van den hove, chief executive of the Belgium-based chip research center Imec.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2016
Just as Farage was explaining the purpose of his demonstration to the assembled media, another vessel hove alongside—to wit, a white pleasure cruiser by the name of Sarpedon.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 23, 2016
We hove up onto shore just as the sun was dimming behind acres of gray clouds, perhaps an hour left until full dark.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
Yank believes that it is they, the laborers heaving coal for hours amid the broiling heat of the engine room, who are the real masters of the ship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
International rescue teams and frantic families are in a race against time, heaving debris aside in a desperate bid to find the last survivors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
It's Saturday afternoon and the tournament resembles a beach bash in full swing, costumed bodies heaving under the blazing sun.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Archer heaving a couple of sixes was the inspiration for Root to whip out his trademark - a reverse-scoop off Boland for a maximum.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025
My sides are heaving from hobbling so fast.
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
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