heaviness

Example Sentences

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On a crisp and sunny morning, there is a heaviness in the air in Beirut.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

But that same density can tip the cake toward heaviness — toward something that eats more like dessert than companion.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

You’ll need strategies to prevent yourself from absorbing this heaviness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Schools provide children and teenagers routine and stability, Ruiz said, and, if even for a brief time, a space where they can escape the heaviness of the outside world.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

There is a strange heaviness in the air—I say heaviness for want of a better word; I mean that it oppresses us both.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker