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Examples of weigh down in a Sentence
all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down
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This spray blends in incredibly seamlessly, providing protection within moments and, even better, without making your hair feel greasy or weighed down.
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Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
The university in Morgantown had been weighed down financially by enrollment declines, revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, and an increasing debt load for new building projects.
—Leah Willingham, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
The university in Morgantown had been weighed down financially by enrollment declines, revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and an increasing debt load for new building projects.
—Leah Willingham, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
Ice buildup could make travel treacherous or weigh down power lines to their breaking point.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Fast-rising prices over the past four years have opened a key soft spot in 2024 for Democrats on an important voter concern, with polls showing that inflation is weighing down President Joe Biden in his bid for a second term against Donald Trump.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Bad debt can become an albatross, weighing down your personal balance sheet.
—Michael Cannivet, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The pills would be too big, obviously, but her husband had scales for gunpowder that could weigh down to the milligram.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
His left foot wore a white Under Armour sneaker with yellow accents, while his right was weighed down by a huge black boot, which rested on the padding of one of those scooters that help injured athletes get around.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024
Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2024
The university in Morgantown had been weighed down financially by enrollment declines, revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, and an increasing debt load for new building projects.
—Leah Willingham, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2024
The university in Morgantown had been weighed down financially by enrollment declines, revenue lost during the COVID-19 pandemic and an increasing debt load for new building projects.
—Leah Willingham, Quartz, 7 Apr. 2024
Ice buildup could make travel treacherous or weigh down power lines to their breaking point.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
Fast-rising prices over the past four years have opened a key soft spot in 2024 for Democrats on an important voter concern, with polls showing that inflation is weighing down President Joe Biden in his bid for a second term against Donald Trump.
—Marc Levy, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
Bad debt can become an albatross, weighing down your personal balance sheet.
—Michael Cannivet, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
The pills would be too big, obviously, but her husband had scales for gunpowder that could weigh down to the milligram.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
His left foot wore a white Under Armour sneaker with yellow accents, while his right was weighed down by a huge black boot, which rested on the padding of one of those scooters that help injured athletes get around.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of weigh down was
in the 14th century
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