weigh

Example Sentences

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Then it would need to be mechanically excavated from deep underground in the middle of hostile territory and could weigh 1,000 pounds.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Economists widely expect that the spike in gasoline prices—hovering above an average of $4 per gallon nationwide on Friday—will dampen consumer spending and likely weigh on economic growth in the second quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The recent spate of higher international oil prices are also expected to reaccelerate inflation and further weigh on consumers.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

“As a result, markets are shifting from pricing a contained disruption to a scenario where higher energy costs begin to weigh more meaningfully on global growth,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

She’d tell me to weigh a pound of yarrow for a client, and I’d remind her that we’d delivered the yarrow the day before.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover