be heavy
Example Sentences
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As high pressure and low pressure battle for supremacy it is likely that at least some of us will see showers or longer spells of rain - which could be heavy and thundery.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
They will be heavy favourites against New Zealand on Sunday.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Officials said they could be heavy for days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Moderate rainfall was expected in the San Bernardino Mountains into Friday morning, moving eastward, “which may be heavy at times in the mountains,” the weather service office in San Diego said.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 26, 2025
Though the tree is moving slow, it’ll be heavy.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
