How to Use carry weight in a Sentence

carry weight

idiom
  • Her word as a Native woman carried weight, and the group fell apart.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Since the name still carries weight, the smokers cost a pretty penny.
    — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Frye is no Louis Vuitton or Gucci, but the name carries weight.
    — Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Hall’s words, delivered in a 63-minute phone call on Jan. 2, carried weight.
    — Isaac Stanley-Becker, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Many farmers think highly of Trump; his words carry weight with them.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
  • Bradley Iger In the world of high-performance Nissan cars, the Nismo badge carries weight.
    — Bradley Iger, Ars Technica, 9 Nov. 2023
  • In addition to Saban, West, Luck and Tally all carry weight in the state.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2022
  • My Tundra came with load range C tires, which ride smoother but aren’t meant to carry weight like E-rated, light-truck tires.
    — Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Stressing the secular change in the business is likely to carry weight on Wall Street.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2023
  • One player said Daboll’s 2022 playoff berth and win still carried weight during this down time.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Your vehicle is designed to carry weight inside its body or bed, not on its roof.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 July 2020
  • Although the wishes of the dead should carry weight, the interests of posterity count, too.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 May 2024
  • But for those of us who've fallen in love with the challenge of visiting all the U.S. national parks, those numbers carry weight.
    — Emily Hart, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Which seals of approval carry weight amid the sea of accreditations out there?
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2022
  • But starting in 2006, what had been a routine vote for lawmakers started to carry weight.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Oct. 2021
  • As the polls appear to indicate, the Kennedy name still carries weight among Democratic voters.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 7 July 2023
  • How coaches prepare their team and their in-game decisions carry weight.
    — Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2021
  • For young women and single issue voters, that pledge may carry weight.
    — Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
  • Bag It You might be tempted to pack a big backpack, but that's the wrong move—see Kershaw’s advice above about carrying weight on your bike instead of on your back.
    — Stephanie Pearson, WIRED, 31 May 2021
  • Still, during a time of need, Dalton hoped his voice would carry weight, that his message would be heard and his approach could set an example.
    — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Their support carries weight, which the security forces leverage through videos of artists speaking out in support of them.
    — Kendall Bianchi, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2017
  • This way, Mungo said, the values of many could carry weight, compared to a single Superior Court judge.
    — Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2021
  • While the survey was small, the results carry weight because of Walmart’s role as the world’s biggest retailer and the largest private-sector employer in much of the US.
    — Marc Bain, Quartz, 9 July 2021
  • The fact that Campbell came through the coaching ranks as an offensive line coach could carry weight in a Notre Dame program with a proud history at the position.
    — Tyler James, USA TODAY, 1 Dec. 2021
  • Still, an early-season losing streak of this length can carry weight going forward.
    — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 2 June 2021
  • But the de facto mainland ban has coincided with a revival in Taiwanese film and TV, making for an event that still carries weight.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Columbia Nashville is pushing the song and that will carry weight with programmers.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 27 Feb. 2024
  • This method, which is based on the idea of moving to where the hottest deer sign and action can be found, is used by many hunters who decide to minimize their hunting gear footprint and overall carry weight.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Every decision carries weight, and in a league where the line between contender and pretender is razor-thin, there’s little room for error.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Despite this, the allegations made against him should carry weight with the Jewish Community of Louisville, Reynolds and others said.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Aug. 2022

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