weightily
Example Sentences
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But all of its neighbors, to varying degrees, are monumental in character and sit weightily on the ground.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2025
The first time, he rises to vertical stance very weightily and slowly; he’s brisker on later occasions.
From New York Times ● Oct. 30, 2016
Bach, all weightily played by the Concerto Köln.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2015
Of nuptials which took place in Rome last week L'Avenir said weightily: "Today's marriage consecrates the ascension of the Mussolini dynasty."
From Time Magazine Archive
The fist-sized rice ball rests weightily in my pocket as the face of the old woman comes back to me.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
