heaviness

Example Sentences

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Greek yogurt tenderizes, it thickens, it adds richness without tipping into heaviness.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

On a crisp and sunny morning, there is a heaviness in the air in Beirut.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

I walked to the neighborhood bistro for lunch and proudly slipped into the booth, feeling that heaviness I’d longed for, that glimpse of a different future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

There’s complexity, harmonies and even some darkness and heaviness to some of the best classical music.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

He swung the tiller across the shark’s head where the jaws were caught in the heaviness of the fish’s head which would not tear.

From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway