How to Use weighty in a Sentence

weighty

adjective
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  • She grabbed a weighty book off the shelf.
  • He was a weighty figure in the art world.
  • The film deals with some weighty issues.
  • Those are weighty arguments in your favor.
  • The long length and weighty wool make this peacoat one of the warmest.
    — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The weighty crown was placed on a red velvet cushion to the right of the Queen’s throne.
    — Monique Jessen, PEOPLE.com, 14 Oct. 2019
  • More weighty, though, was the cultural heft of the Urbino court.
    — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Sep. 2020
  • By the end of Kahn’s weighty book, Harrison still feels the same.
    — Washington Post, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Eileen Shiffrin, Mikaela’s mother and coach, added a weighty caveat.
    — New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
  • So the combat while fast, feels very weighty and the weapons are scary and potent with it.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Comas had the weighty task of capturing the essence of Bethune.
    — Eileen Zaffiro-Kean, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Emmanuel both pulls and pushes the weighty piece in a loop around Deitch’s space.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2021
  • So a 12-pound throw might feel more weighty than a 15-pound queen-size blanket.
    — Medea Giordano Jaina Grey, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2022
  • So it wasn't meant to be an overly weighty statement of any kind.
    — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Still, the big reveal didn't add too much pressure to the already weighty role.
    — EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • And many hosts took this week to spend extra time on weighty matters.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The New York City show held weighty meaning for the designer.
    — Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024
  • While traditional crab bisque is weighty and rich, this does not have to be the case.
    — Rebecca White, Dallas News, 31 Dec. 2020
  • Any sequel would need to live up to that weighty legacy — as well as the legacy of the late Boseman.
    — Devan Coggan, EW.com, 3 Oct. 2022
  • An instant heirloom, Halili set this rare coin in a weighty gold pinky ring.
    — Jill N Newman, Town & Country, 11 June 2021
  • The result is a behind-the-scenes telling of the modern Olympics in a weighty, 500-page coffee table book.
    — Graham Dunbar, Star Tribune, 3 June 2021
  • There are much weightier issues for Jews in the U.S. to focus on.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023
  • In its length that shot delivers a weighty comment on the current state of Brazil….
    — Emiliano Granada, Variety, 21 Feb. 2022
  • The book contains numerous charts that run from the whimsical to the weighty.
    — Marjoleine Kars, Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2020
  • No need to make a hasty decision on such a weighty matter.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 5 Sep. 2020
  • During their warm-ups, the high school juniors in the play discuss weighty world subjects like Abu Ghraib and the Khmer Rouge.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 28 Oct. 2019
  • And then there’s the sculptural palette itself, which is weighty and lovely to look at.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Life is heavy, and the writerly task of conveying its truths can be equally weighty.
    — Oliver Munday, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Kate, 42, is also facing the weighty responsibilities of her future role as Queen.
    — Simon Perry, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Normally such weighty issues are handled by the president at her morning press briefings.
    — Jill Colvin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024

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