heaving

Example Sentences

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She gets as good as she gives, ending more than one scene in a bloody, heaving heap.

From New York Times

The boy’s face rippled and he began heaving while keeping Davis away from him.

From Los Angeles Times

Protests over raising the retirement age to 64 have spiraled into clashes with police on the streets of Paris, which are heaving with garbage after a trash collector strike.

From Washington Post

Young men could be seen clawing through debris and heaving hammers onto slabs of concrete to look for survivors.

From Reuters

The drug supply is “not this massive, lethal, heaving beast,” Dr. Green said.

From New York Times