Example Sentences

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This time, players are in the shoes of Gordon Freeman, who hefts his iconic crowbar as the game ends.

From The Verge • Mar. 27, 2020

Or isn’t that what everyone experiences when Battulga Battogtokh, a strongman from Mongolia, hefts three women simultaneously?

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2019

Your father hefts his pack onto his back and you smear zinc on your face, following him up the trail.

From Salon • Jun. 17, 2018

“EVERYBODY thinks this is a 50-pound sack of seeds,” says Steven Fabijanski as he hefts a large white bag onto a table.

From Economist • Mar. 1, 2018

She props the phone/flashlight under her chin, hefts Hector up higher on her hip, and transfers the hot dog bites onto a plate with a spatula.

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden