weighty

Example Sentences

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The last endorsement was especially weighty coming from a winner of the Fields Medal, one of the highest honors for human mathematicians.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth is the headline speaker at Asia's premier defence summit opening Friday, but China's top officials aren't expected despite weighty questions like Taiwan and the war in Iran.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"The right balance must be struck between individual rights and interests and the weighty public interests of defending freedom and security," it says.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Can’t wait to see what Smith wears on the big day — hopefully it will be a tad less weighty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Anyway, probably no one is thinking about an appropriately weighty yet catchy phrase to call our quagmire right now.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed