heavily

Example Sentences

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Footage of the arrest was released by the Carabinieri, showing heavily armed officers entering the villa.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The firm focuses on heavily indebted companies, offering loans to some while buying and shorting bonds of others—often supersizing its trades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Blood pressure is heavily influenced by a hormone called aldosterone, which helps regulate salt and water levels in the body.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Volunteer firefighters like Maitree Nuanja do their best to bolster limited local capacity, relying heavily on donations such as drinking water and face masks.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But now, time—or really the lack of it—hung heavily on him.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix