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

Bach, all weightily played by the Concerto Köln.

From New York Times • May 20, 2015

On Saturday evening, Lesley Rausch’s Giselle had complete dance clarity but little emotional vulnerability; her Albrecht, Seth Orza, is an admirable partner but dances too weightily.

From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2014

Weighty issues are mentioned weightily, and the kettledrums are almost never silent.

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