carry a heavy load
Example Sentences
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At 34 and entering his 15th season, Harden acknowledged that playing with Leonard, George and Westbrook can make the game easier for him since he doesn’t have to carry a heavy load anymore.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2023
"Probation officers are being fed to the dogs by the management and structure of the probation system. They are left to carry a heavy load which is unsustainable," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2023
Chara denied there will be any special motivation to show his former team that he can still carry a heavy load.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2021
Even as he plays with a rib injury that has nagged him the last two games, Lacy is ready to carry a heavy load Sunday.
From Washington Times • Jan. 1, 2016
Her buoyancy enables her to carry a heavy load, and, though frail, the elasticity of her material admits of many a blow and pinch which would seriously damage a heavier vessel.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 by Various