Example Sentences

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The alien had moved, the president saw; it had heaved itself closer.

From Slate • Feb. 29, 2020

A Belk Bowl that refused to be innocuous had heaved with urgency.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2019

In fact, the superstitious Red Auerbach, Russell’s coach, would not let the team on the floor until Russell had heaved.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2012

Within 150 years, both counties had heaved through boom-and-bust cycles of ranching, crops, land, oil and aerospace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 1990

In seconds, he had heaved his trunk to the front door.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling