leaden

Example Sentences

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Sweeney is good, even when the leaden dialogue does her a disservice.

From Los Angeles Times

Standing in for Stokes, Ollie Pope would have been desperate to win the toss under a leaden sky on a green pitch.

From BBC

The Oscar nominee gives her physical all to the movie and, as a thank you, “Ballerina” lets her stay mostly silent so its leaden lines don’t weigh down her performance.

From Los Angeles Times

All this after Zimbabwe won the toss and chose to field under a leaden sky.

From BBC

I’d follow a recipe to the letter and still end up squinting at the oven door, trying to gauge whether I’d accidentally created something leaden or gummy or wrong.

From Salon