heavy with
idiom
: carrying or having a large amount of (something)
The trees are heavy with fruit.
Her comments were heavy with irony.
Examples of heavy with in a Sentence
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Shortly before noon Copenhagen time, images indicated that the fire had died down somewhat though large flames were still visible and the air in the central part of the city was heavy with smoke.
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Christian Wienberg, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024
Keep in Mind This mattress is large and heavy with the added headboard, so carrying it around while camping or traveling could be a hassle.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2024
Along the village pathways, orange trees are heavy with unpicked fruit.
—Isabel Kershner Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
When the involuntary manslaughter trial begins this week for the father of the Oxford school shooter, the Michigan courtroom will be heavy with a sense of déjà vu.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Long, narrow corridors of air heavy with moisture form when warmer air from the tropics (lower latitudes) moves toward the poles ahead of powerful storm fronts.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
The high court is in the midst of a term heavy with social media issues.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
Native grasses—timothy, brome, fescue—bowed to the wind, heads heavy with seeds.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
However, that leaves just two spots on a team heavy with wings and guards.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
Christian Wienberg, Fortune Europe, 16 Apr. 2024
Keep in Mind This mattress is large and heavy with the added headboard, so carrying it around while camping or traveling could be a hassle.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2024
Along the village pathways, orange trees are heavy with unpicked fruit.
—Isabel Kershner Sergey Ponomarev, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
When the involuntary manslaughter trial begins this week for the father of the Oxford school shooter, the Michigan courtroom will be heavy with a sense of déjà vu.
—Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
Long, narrow corridors of air heavy with moisture form when warmer air from the tropics (lower latitudes) moves toward the poles ahead of powerful storm fronts.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
The high court is in the midst of a term heavy with social media issues.
—Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
Native grasses—timothy, brome, fescue—bowed to the wind, heads heavy with seeds.
—Ben Goldfarb, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Feb. 2024
However, that leaves just two spots on a team heavy with wings and guards.
—Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
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“Heavy with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20with. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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