carry a heavy load
Example Sentences
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Still, the assumption is that Doncic will have to carry a heavy load with James sidelined.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2025
"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
But he didn’t have to carry a heavy load last year, as evidenced by his eight passes in the NFC title game.
From Washington Times • Aug. 27, 2020
But the latter brutes will not carry a heavy load, lying down and refusing to get up if they are overburdened, whereas one has yet to find a mule's limit.
From Tom Swift and His Big Tunnel, or, the Hidden City of the Andes by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
