weigh down
Example Sentences
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The room had a cavernous feeling despite the windows behind the desk—which was well-ordered with a blotter, a lamp, a telephone, and a wire basket of papers weighed down by a pair of scissors.
From Literature
Gardening tools weighed down the bed of his well-worn Ford Ranger.
From Los Angeles Times
My shirt is weighed down with water, but there’s something about the incessant echo of “You. You. You” inside my head that gives me new energy.
From Literature
Investor sentiment is weighed down by higher oil prices topping $100 a barrel and potential Chinese chip export controls.
From Barron's
German industry has struggled to regain momentum after years of stagnation, weighed down by weak global demand, intense competition from cheaper Chinese manufacturers and higher energy costs after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
