How to Use heavily in a Sentence

heavily

adverb
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  • He sat down heavily on the couch.
  • She drank and smoked heavily for years.
  • He was leaning heavily on the table.
  • Our flowers were heavily damaged by a late spring frost.
  • He relies heavily on his wife for advice.
  • These artists borrow heavily from Picasso.
  • The Knicks must now lean heavily on Robinson to shoulder the load at the five.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 July 2024
  • The group was featured heavily on a day where the heat was at the forefront of a lot of minds in Owings Mills.
    — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
  • Most likely, the cold has heavily damaged your sea grape and may be dead to the ground.
    — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Of course, the global wine list focuses heavily on rosé — what the South of France is known for.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • In this case, the small buy was heavily justified as the stock fell like a rock thrown out of the Empire State Building.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2024
  • At the show, the first and last hour is open to networking, which is heavily emphasized throughout the night.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Back then, the Tigers had recruited Texas players more heavily as a member of the Big 12, which was based in Texas and had four teams in the state.
    — Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Aiken and Studdard wanted the 20-year tour to lean in heavily into that sense of time travel.
    — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Rinna constantly stirred the pot on the show, and feuded heavily with Kathy Hilton.
    — Manori Ravindran, Variety, 13 June 2023
  • The fabric pilled heavily after the first wash, but the texture and quality of the towel remained the same.
    — Molly Blanco, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2023
  • Meistrowitz, who is about to go on parental leave herself, was heavily involved in planning for her time away.
    — Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza, Quartz, 3 May 2023
  • This is the first generation of the company's watch to be cleared by the FDA, and it's now heavily discounted.
    — Nena Farrell, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
  • In the third set, the city’s water tower appears to have been toppled and heavily damaged, amidst a sea of rubble.
    — Samuel Granados, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, New World picked up the original and used that heavily.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Down the ballot, the Senate race is tilted heavily in Democrats’ favor, with about 84 cents of every ad dollar on their side of the ledger.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
  • In what could be the most intriguing series of the playoffs, the Clippers will have to rely heavily on Leonard, who played in 24 of the team’s final 28 games and is healthy.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • They were heavily traded ahead of the opening bell, spiking and then returning close to flat.
    — WSJ, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Williams said the charges weighed heavily on Wilhoite, who loved her daughter-in-law and is a devoted mother.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2023
  • Yet, in 2023, the bank remains heavily dependent on the dollar for its survival.
    — Mihaela Papa, Fortune, 25 June 2023
  • This season, fashion week has been heavily dotted with look-at-me shoes.
    — André-Naquian Wheeler, Vogue, 23 June 2023
  • Seconds later, a heavily tattooed inmate walks up and speaks to the handcuffed man.
    — Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2023
  • The Hawks rely heavily on junior pitcher Lexi Sandoval, who has a team high 22 wins.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 May 2024
  • The other is that Harris is counting heavily on mobilizing women in the ultra-tight race that will see a gender gap in votes like never before.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Faso believes the Democratic Party has focused too heavily on those topics, putting forth a platform that alienates moderates.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024

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