weighed down
Example Sentences
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The Europe-wide Stoxx 600 index was up 1.2%, led by consumer and industrial stocks, although the index was weighed down by energy stocks due to lower oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Shares of Microsoft have been weighed down by depressed software sentiment and broader AI concerns.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
For Caballero, he says the arts have provided an escape that he “needed in order to survive and not feel weighed down by American consumerism, by poverty and by feeling trapped.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
It came as a key survey revealed that business activity in the eurozone contracted further in May, weighed down by weak demand caused by a conflict.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Once I weighed down the excess canvas with rocks, I had a water-tight bathtub!
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
