How to Use weigh on in a Sentence

weigh on

phrasal verb
Definition of weigh onnext
  • Grief has weighed on Emhoff over the last 10 days, too.
    — Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Of course, the more the strike drags on, the more this will weigh on the budgets of these productions.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • This has been weighing on my heart to share with y’all.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 13 May 2024
  • Already, a cooldown in the tech rally has weighed on stocks.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
  • But by 2020, the cafe’s success had begun to weigh on him.
    — Gisela Williams, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Martha's daughter is absent from her life, and that strain weighs on her.
    — Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 7 Sep. 2024
  • And the question of succession weighs on a lot of farmers.
    — Cara Nixon, oregonlive, 17 July 2023
  • The character even has a deceased son that weighs on her.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Perhaps a sense of pressure to keep up with them is weighing on you.
    — Tarot.com, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The pace of loan growth for the banking industry has been slow, which should weigh on earnings growth.
    — Bill Stone, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The strengthening of the U.S. Dollar also weighed on the overall top-line growth.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Soft demand in China, the world’s largest crude importer, has weighed on the market for months.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
  • That may quiet a drama that keeps weighing on the minds of investors.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Again, King would call them beloved children of God, made in the image of God, so that’s weighing on my heart right now.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2024
  • How heavily will that weigh on him and the Titans’ offense in 2023?
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
  • That is no longer the case as the economy slows and high interest rates weigh on consumers.
    — Courtenay Brown, Axios, 6 Aug. 2024
  • In Ukraine’s capital, the stress of war weighs on everyone.
    — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Blurting out something that’s weighing on you is okay, even sweet, in a flawed-human kind of way.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
  • With the future of her sport weighing on her slender shoulders?
    — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 24 May 2024
  • The number of animals is weighing on the 36 full-time staff members.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 31 May 2024
  • Photographed by Peter Fisher What’s weighing on you the most with the election?
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 July 2024
  • Life may weigh on you as the Moon moves through your intense 8th house, but things should lighten up when the Moon squares Neptune in your joyful 5th house.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Time away from home Spending long periods of time away from home can weigh on crew members’ morale in space.
    — Nick Kanas, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Taurus April 20-May 20 Having a hobby that seems uncool might weigh on you right now.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The sudden inability to fulfill this task weighed on her more acutely than the threat against her life.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The mover higher has been weighing on stocks a bit , including on Tuesday.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Indeed, a downturn has weighed on the biotech industry for nearly three years.
    — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 11 Jan. 2024
  • Higher mortgage rates weigh on home sales Existing home sales are the lion's share of homes sold each month.
    — Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Those actions include multiple major cases against Google that have weighed on the search giant's efforts to dominate the AI landscape.
    — Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
  • With a new moon in Scorpio happening on Nov. 1, consider this an opportunity to set intentions around your healing process and more importantly, release the emotional burdens that have been weighing on you.
    — Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024

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