heaviness
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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On a crisp and sunny morning, there is a heaviness in the air in Beirut.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
But that same density can tip the cake toward heaviness — toward something that eats more like dessert than companion.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
“I felt the heaviness of life and the joy of life,” Tillmans says.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
The arrangement seems to track her movements like a camera, beginning with a jangly and optimistic guitar figure and acquiring heaviness and density as it goes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
As the second day of their riding drew on, the heaviness in the air increased.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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