HEAVY in a Sentence
Learn HEAVY from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
367 example sentences for HEAVY, such as:
1. The lamp has a heavy base.
2. The heavy coach is dragging along.
3. I was almost choked by the heavy smoke.
4. Poverty on an old man's back is a heavy burden.
5. Most air rage incidents involve heavy drinking.
2. The heavy coach is dragging along.
3. I was almost choked by the heavy smoke.
4. Poverty on an old man's back is a heavy burden.
5. Most air rage incidents involve heavy drinking.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of HEAVY
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heavy
a. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors
a. of the military or industry; using (or being) the heaviest and most powerful armaments or weapons or equipment
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 Ethan stood before the door, his head heavy with dreams, his arm still about Mattie.
2 It was a slow trudge home through the heavy fields, and when the two men entered the kitchen Mattie was lifting the coffee from the stove and Zeena was already at the table.
3 The fitful bursts of sleet had changed into a steady rain and the horses had heavy work even without a load behind them.
4 "That pie of yours always sets a mite heavy, Matt," she said, not ill-naturedly.
5 "That trunk of yours is too heavy for the sleigh, and Dan'l Byrne'll be round to take it over to the Flats," she said.
6 They had reached the point where the road dipped to the hollow by Ethan's mill and as they descended the darkness descended with them, dropping down like a black veil from the heavy hemlock boughs.
7 In her face were too sharply blended the delicate features of her mother, a Coast aristocrat of French descent, and the heavy ones of her florid Irish father.
8 "There's none in the County can touch you, nor in the state," he informed his mount, with pride, the brogue of County Meath still heavy on his tongue in spite of thirty-nine years in America.
9 Gerald was a small man, little more than five feet tall, but so heavy of barrel and thick of neck that his appearance, when seated, led strangers to think him a larger man.
10 The heavy mahogany table and sideboards, the massive silver, the bright rag rugs on the shining floor were all in their accustomed places, just as if nothing had happened.
11 A balmy, soft warmth poured into the room, heavy with velvety smells, redolent of many blossoms, of newly fledged trees and of the moist, freshly turned red earth.
12 She pushed open the door, listened and heard Mammy's heavy tread in the downstairs hall.
13 Scarlett thought she had never seen a man with such wide shoulders, so heavy with muscles, almost too heavy for gentility.
14 The barbecue had reached its peak and the warm air was full of laughter and talk, the click of silver on porcelain and the rich heavy smells of roasting meats and redolent gravies.
15 Instead, she walked out of the room with such dignity as she could summon and banged the heavy door behind her.
Example Sentence: (157 in 11 pages)
1 Employers imposed heavy sanctions for union activity.
2 This suitcase looks heavy but actually it is very light.
3 The branches of the tree drooped after the heavy rain.
4 A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon.
5 Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place.
6 Most air rage incidents involve heavy drinking.
7 I was almost choked by the heavy smoke.
8 The heavy coach is dragging along.
9 He is always ready to take on heavy responsibilities.
10 Poverty on an old man's back is a heavy burden.
11 The lamp has a heavy base.
12 Both the armies suffered heavy losses in the battle.
13 The car radio was pumping out music with a heavy beat.
14 There is heavy traffic in the downtown area tonight.
15 I put my shoulder out of joint last weekend lifting heavy boxes.