weightier

Example Sentences

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A couple of the disputes are a bit weightier than a question of whether someone’s yard goes to here . . . or to here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The couple are set to return to the presidential residence, but this time Mutharika's in-tray will be far weightier.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Many are even less charitable in their comprehension of the burden he will inherit, which has only become weightier with time.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2024

A trial is far weightier than a deposition, and it takes place in a more controlled environment.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2023

But I urge you all and all of the people of Texas and America, don’t leave the weightier matters undone.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger