How to Use laden in a Sentence

laden

adjective
  • Wake up with a bowl of frozen acai laden with guarana syrup.
    Caroline Shin, Bon Appétit, 13 Oct. 2023
  • There, the moisture-laden clouds rise up, condense and dump.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The key shift here is to a tone laden with longing, even regret.
    David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022
  • The Knights will bring back more than senior-laden Central Catholic (15-1).
    Matt Goul, cleveland, 2 Dec. 2022
  • And it must be said that the central role is too much for any young actor to be laden with.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Down a dirt walkway was a cross laden with leis and a photo of Mr. Estores-Losano.
    Corina Knoll, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2023
  • This results in rib tips where every square inch is rich and laden with smoke.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Seen face-on, each galaxy in the new images has spiral arms laden with stars.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The craft of Sweet Tooth is laden with loving detail, and the storytelling is nuanced enough, and adult enough, to carry the rest of the weight.
    Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 27 Apr. 2023
  • The king's arrival on the British throne was supposed to be laden with potential pitfalls, for him and for the monarchy.
    WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022
  • After placing fifth in the state two years ago with a senior-laden lineup, the Bombers took last year to regroup.
    Joe Magill, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Most of the foods that fill the shelves in his Kenosha neighborhood are laden with sugar and fat — chips, soda and other sweets.
    Lauryn Azu and Joe States, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The flowering dogwood trees are unique in that the blooms are so dense that the trees appear to be laden with a heavy coat of pink and white flowers.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Both officers in the video shout expletive-laden orders to the man, telling him not to move, to show his hands and to tell them where a gun is.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022
  • This leaves the grain with a nuanced texture laden with spidery fissures.
    Robert Moor, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Marjorie writes: People think of Richmond, Calif. as a city laden with crime and problems.
    Jessica Garrisonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • And Putin's father supposedly came home one day and found his wife on a cart laden with corpses.
    CBS News, 7 Dec. 2022
  • For a sports league dependent on rights fees, that is a scary proposition, laden with risk.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Both officers in the cell phone video shout expletive-laden orders for the man not to move, to show his hands and to tell them where his gun is.
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Either way, top with a garlic butter laden with fresh herbs.
    Coastal Living, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2023
  • White hydrangeas were blooming, and the cherry, apple and plum trees were laden with unripe fruit.
    New York Times, 18 July 2022
  • They are built from memory and desire, and laden with emotion.
    Camille Bromley, The Atlantic, 18 July 2022
  • After, the pole and convoy trekked down a snow laden mountain road back into Bella Coola.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The statement, laden with history and lots of whereas, threw a proverbial bone to the antiabortion wing of the party, which is vital to the GOP.
    Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Philip wore a blue Navy admiral uniform laden with ribbons and medals.
    Ronald G. Shafer, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • Then there’s a full section of baked goods, and shelves all over the store laden with both Jewish delicacies and comfort foods.
    John Carucci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The 149th running is laden with talent this year, but the Florida Derby winner Forte stands head and shoulders above the field.
    Guy Martin, Forbes, 6 May 2023
  • Each one was laden with supplies: generators, propane tanks, trash bags full of clothing and ready-to-eat meals.
    Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Each one was laden with supplies: generators, propane tanks, trash bags full of clothing, and ready-to-eat meals.
    Reis Thebault, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • The running back is batting for playing time at a one of the deepest position groups on the Chiefs’ talent-laden roster.
    Jeff Fedotin, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022

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