heaviness

Example Sentences

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The yolks deepen the flavor and create body without tipping the balance into heaviness.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“I felt the heaviness of life and the joy of life,” Tillmans says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

I walked to the neighborhood bistro for lunch and proudly slipped into the booth, feeling that heaviness I’d longed for, that glimpse of a different future.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

This was exactly the kind of heaviness I didn’t want for my daughters.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama