How to Use carry weight in a Sentence
carry weight
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His tenor carries weight in that realm, too.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Those are strengths that carry weight in any job.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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His words carried far, and his words carried weight.
—Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
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As mayor, my words carry weight.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
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For Brooklyn, the nod carries weight.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
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That carries weight beyond design and square footage.
—Aliyah Rodriguez, The Spruce, 31 Mar. 2026
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In this context, every hire carries weight.
—Kenneth Coats, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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The real-life story carries weight, too.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
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Her word as a Native woman carried weight, and the group fell apart.
—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
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Many farmers think highly of Trump; his words carry weight with them.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024
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Each name carries weight, and honestly, there’s no wrong answer here.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Apr. 2026
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Your vehicle is designed to carry weight inside its body or bed, not on its roof.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 22 July 2020
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Even if unemployment is low and steady, a sharp rise in job losses should carry weight.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
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Now Pluto’s direct, your words carry weight.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 12 Oct. 2025
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On a global level, this transit carries weight.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
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The plates themselves can be adjusted to dial in your carry weight.
—Ian Graber-Stiehl, Outside, 5 Dec. 2025
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For young women and single issue voters, that pledge may carry weight.
—Noah Bierman, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
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How coaches prepare their team and their in-game decisions carry weight.
—Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2021
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Until then, every swing at East Lake carries weight.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
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Those mountains also carry weight.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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For India, the optics carry weight.
—Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
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That claim carries weight but also skepticism.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Dec. 2025
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Nonetheless, his words carry weight on Wall Street.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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Arraez said Cabrera’s voice carries weight.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
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Frye is no Louis Vuitton or Gucci, but the name carries weight.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
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Which seals of approval carry weight amid the sea of accreditations out there?
—Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2022
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Every screen, cut, and rotation carries weight.
—Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
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Still, an early-season losing streak of this length can carry weight going forward.
—Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 2 June 2021
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And with Mercury still in Scorpio in retroshade, words carry weight.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 28 Nov. 2025
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Those words carry weight for anyone who has ever felt the need to defend their taste in romantic comedies.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
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