leaden
Example Sentences
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Perhaps an exhibition could explore Jewish artists wrestling with their traditions, but here these objects land like leaden agitprop.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
The game began with the floodlights on, leaden skies overhead and the expectation that rain was inevitable, so it was something of a surprise when Sri Lanka opted to bat first.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2025
The Oscar nominee gives her physical all to the movie and, as a thank you, “Ballerina” lets her stay mostly silent so its leaden lines don’t weigh down her performance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025
I’d follow a recipe to the letter and still end up squinting at the oven door, trying to gauge whether I’d accidentally created something leaden or gummy or wrong.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025
I am amazed by how I manage to do it, with the leaden feeling inside me.
From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth
Vocabulary lists containing leaden
Othello
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