heaving

Example Sentences

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Protests over raising the retirement age to 64 have spiraled into clashes with police on the streets of Paris, which are heaving with garbage after a trash collector strike.

From Washington Post

The fireworks-sizzle of a C-17 heaving itself into the air with a necklace of flares and a puff of starbursts, joining the traffic jam in the skies above Kabul airport.

From Los Angeles Times

Picking up a phone felt like heaving a brick and washing his hands — “turn faucet on, pump soap, wash” — felt overwhelming.

From Seattle Times

By the time Dozier got home, he said he suffered hours of struggling to breathe, coughing and dry heaving from the chemical irritants.

From Washington Post

On her back on the track, she stared up at the starless sky, lungs heaving, hands pressed to her forehead, sweat beading.

From Washington Post