heaving

Example Sentences

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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

De Angelis and Waltz are also a hoot together, she as a heaving, hissing vampire bride who can’t stop licking her chops, he as a bone-dry vampire hunter dedicated to his investigation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 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

An antidote to shoutier, perhaps less truly confident cities, there is an old joke that the local tourist board motto is: "Don't tell anyone or the place will be heaving."

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

Nhamo stumbled back to the platform and lay in the shade of the lucky-bean canopy with her chest heaving.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer