How to Use heady in a Sentence

heady

adjective

• The plane soared to heady heights.
• They were heady with their newfound success.
• The questions from the audience weren’t all on the heady side.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023
• This is heady stuff (the pointillist dots on his sleeve!).
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 1 June 2023
• Late 2022 was all about the heady discovery of what AI could do for us.
  — WIRED, 11 Aug. 2023
• Notes of lime help balance this heavy and heady blend of aromas.
  — Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022
• In this sense, a gold rush is an apt metaphor for those heady days of the early social web.
  — Sam Venis, The New Republic, 30 July 2023
• All this is a heady way of saying: Let’s pit ’em against each other!
  — Kyle Buchanan, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2023
• This, then, is the heady point in time, the cultural crux, in which the Clapton letters were written.
  — Guy Martin, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
• Auerbach’s new work emerged from no less heady a quandary than the existence of free will.
  — Julia Felsenthal, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• The powder is a rather novel and heady invention, an anecdote of the glossy leaves on his trees.
  — Erica Zora Wrightson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
• The heady mix of sweet saffron, black pepper, amber, vanilla and more will set a cozy scene.
  — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 20 Dec. 2022
• Other researchers are less gung ho about such heady prospects.
  — Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2023
• In the heady days following the Battle of Gettysburg, the press exalted Meade as the savior of the Union.
  — Nicholas Liu, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2023
• The heady and forward-looking serenity is too good to last.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2023
• When the pot lid is lifted, the aromas and experience are heady.
  — Sheri Castle, Charlotte Observer, 30 Jan. 2024
• Front fender flares, the black trim coming off the fenders, are wider to cover the big rubber and 6.5-inch-wide wheels—this was heady stuff for a Golf.
  — Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 25 Jan. 2023
• In the heady world of campaign finance, there’s everywhere else, and then there’s Georgia.
  — Maya King Jonathan Weisman Ken Bensinger Reid Epstein Reid Epstein Maya King Reid Epstein Maya King Jonathan Weisman Jonathan Weisman Jonathan Weisman Richard Fausset Richard Fausset Jonathan Weisman Maya King Maya King Richard Fausset Maya King Maya King Reid Epstein Reid Epstein Richard Fausset Nate Cohn Richard Fausset Jonathan Weisman Maya King Nate Cohn Maya King Jonathan Weisman Nate Cohn Na, New York Times, 6 Dec. 2022
• The regroup came after a heady and exhausting few days.
  — J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2023
• The word soup, along with the teacher’s trepidation, was a heady brew for a classroom of kids still buzzing from summer.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2023
• As such, the three candles emit heady fragrances that mirror nature.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2022
• The Dure River babbled below my window at night, and at breakfast the hallways were laced with the heady scent of nutmeg.
  — Lorna Parkes, Travel + Leisure, 16 Oct. 2023
• This classic Mediterranean herb is prized for its downy leaves, purple blooms, and strong, heady fragrance.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2024
• Bonus: The boards come in stunning colors—coral, mustard, a heady teal called Deep—which will only add to your kitchen counter appeal.
  — Bon Appétit, 15 Nov. 2022
• For as heady as that sounds, what mattered most to Galen and Paul when writing was simplicity.
  — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2023
• Here, the sepals of the deep pink flowers are steeped with soul-warming spices and sugar to make a heady, floral beverage.
  — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 14 Feb. 2024
• This dish pops with Thai flavors — taking us to that heady, bold convergence of tart, sweet, savory, salty, spicy and cool.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
• Spiked with brandy and lots of vanilla bean seeds, the custard is rich but light, a perfect complement to the heady and aromatic plums.
  — Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
• But shares slipped premarket, in a sign of heady investor expectations for a stock that has more than tripled in 2023.
  — Patricia Kowsmann, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2023
• That’s heady company and a gauntlet to the face of other brands from Chevrolet to Toyota and Volkswagen.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024