heaving

Example Sentences

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By midday, the entire stretch was heaving with thousands of people and the sea was full of swimmers and surfers.

From BBC

Archer heaving a couple of sixes was the inspiration for Root to whip out his trademark - a reverse-scoop off Boland for a maximum.

From BBC

“Outside, the asphalt was rolling and heaving. ‘Asphalt waves,’ I thought when I saw it.”

From Literature

Or what it feels like to ride the slow heaving of the ocean, pulsing like the heartbeat of the world.

From Los Angeles Times

An antidote to shoutier, perhaps less truly confident cities, there is an old joke that the local tourist board motto is: "Don't tell anyone or the place will be heaving."

From BBC