heave

Example Sentences

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In the part of the forest they control, he and other Romee youngsters heave logs to be burned and turned into charcoal, then sent by canoe to the provincial capital Kisangani.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Eight of Scotland's 10 wickets fell as batters attempted to sweep, pull or heave the ball into the leg side.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

Olha Kosova’s husband is in the military, and the power cuts made it hard to heave the heavy stroller up to the fourth floor and heat water to bathe her 1-year-old daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

In a ritual unseen by the cameras, volunteers heave the floating icons toward the asphalt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

The length of her limbs and the beauty of her face were of no use to Miyax as she lay on the lichen-speckled frost heave in the midst of the bleak tundra.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George