How to Use weighted in a Sentence

weighted

adjective
  • The head of the golf club was weighted.
  • Give the gift of a great night's sleep with a weighted blanket.
    — Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2022
  • In the video, the mom-to-be performs ball slams with a weighted medicine ball.
    — SI.com, 5 Aug. 2017
  • But the bill became weighted down by the sheer scope of the effort.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021
  • But grief is like wearing a weighted vest all the time.
    — AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2023
  • In the world of weighted blankets, the Luna is a bargain.
    — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 12 July 2023
  • Throughout the journey, the crew would dredge the bottom of the ocean with a weighted net.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
  • The weighted price would come out to around $6.7 billion.
    — Dan Primack, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
  • All the while, the sweet aroma of dashi envelops the kitchen like a cozy, weighted blanket.
    — Jess Eng, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The number 20 is the weighted average of the brandies in the solera.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Start off slow without a weighted ball and just go through the twist and the motion.
    — Tara Parker-Pope, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Fill: The inner fill is most of the weighted blanket's weight.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 13 May 2024
  • This adorable weighted croissant plushie is such a cute item for the baked goods lover in your life.
    — Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Over the last few years, weighted blankets have taken the world by storm.
    — Lauren Phillips, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Sep. 2022
  • This adjustable weighted eye mask does more than just keep the light out.
    — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 26 July 2024
  • The heavy weighted bodies go deep and the super sharp hooks will ensure the fish stays on the end of your line.
    — Outdoor Life, 17 June 2020
  • The game has grown simply too far weighted toward the goalies.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2019
  • Is the stew in your face, or soothing you throughout the meal like a weighted blanket?
    — New York Times, 13 June 2022
  • Gray has maintained a weighted 4.11 GPA in the classroom.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 9 Mar. 2022
  • Leath has maintained a weighted 4.11 GPA in the classroom.
    — Preps, al, 29 June 2023
  • The full training kit costs $149 and comes with a belt, sleeve and four weighted training balls.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Remove the clamps and let the glue dry under a weighted object.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Each side gets to put a weighted ranking on the importance of each item.
    — Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • But there is not a firm throwing program based on the weighted balls.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2020
  • Wise has maintained a weighted 4.5 GPA in the classroom.
    — Ron Higgins, NOLA.com, 12 Feb. 2018
  • Paul has maintained a weighted 3.24 GPA in the classroom.
    — Staff Report, The Courier-Journal, 8 July 2021
  • Squats, for example, are easy to adopt to a weighted vest.
    — Matt Jancer, Wired, 31 May 2020
  • The 100% soft cotton is the cherry on top of this kids' weighted blanket.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 8 July 2024
  • But because the Fan Vote is one unified ballot as opposed to a tiered or weighted system, all seven artists are on equal footing.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Grounding practices like walking barefoot on grass, sitting with your back against a tree or lying down with a weighted eye pillow, are also go-to strategies for Dalla-Camina.
    — Anna Haines, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025

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