leaden
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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
Under leaden skies in St John's Wood, South Africa exploited favourable bowling conditions after Bavuma had won the toss.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 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
But Eggers abandons this tack and steers back toward leaden homage.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
He was not less exhausted; on the contrary, his steps were leaden, and he could barely move his freezing, tired legs.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
Vocabulary lists containing leaden
Othello
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