heaviness

Example Sentences

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The yolks deepen the flavor and create body without tipping the balance into heaviness.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 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

He’s got kind of an operatic quality to some of the stuff he sings — very emotional and melodic music that he puts on top of the heaviness of System.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2025

The frustration blots out everything so that all I can focus on is this weird heaviness in my chest.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass