How to Use weight in a Sentence

weight

1 of 2 noun
  • The boat sank under the weight of the cargo.
  • Those columns have to be strong enough to support the weight of the roof.
  • Please indicate your height and weight on the form.
  • He stays in good shape by lifting weights.
  • I use pie weights to keep the pie crust from bubbling when I bake it.
  • The weight seemed much lighter.
    — Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Light weight and easy to spread.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
  • All of his weight came down on his left leg.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The way all that meant his weight yo-yoed.
    — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • These weights must add up to 100%.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Select a light weight to start.
    — Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 21 June 2026
  • What is the standard gold bar weight?
    — Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Hold the weights, and the model is yours.
    — Paul Baier, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
  • That’s a big reason weight tends to creep back.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June 2026
  • That word deserves weight here.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
  • They're known as open-weight models.
    — Huo Jingnan, NPR, 31 May 2026
  • Her body was trapped under the weight of the truck.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Meet the 9-year-old who can lift three times her body weight.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Remove from the oven and lift out the weight and the foil.
    — Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Remove from the oven and lift out the weights and the foil.
    — Georgeanne Brennan, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Because in the end, the goal isn’t just to lose weight.
    — Fred Sassani, Austin American Statesman, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Good size at 6-foot-5, but could add weight to his frame.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Two years later, the weight of those words still hangs heavy.
    — Shawn Vandiver, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2023
  • As one car goes down, its weight helps the other car go up.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • My mama taught me that a good wrap dress is worth its weight in gold.
    — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2026
  • And research shows that weight is not the end-all, be-all for health.
    — Amy Schlinger, Health.com, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Stronger chains weigh more and your dog will have to pull that extra weight.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
  • From then on, Wood’s sets carried more weight.
    — Llerraj Esuod, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Weights Shots come in weights from 6-20 pounds.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Eating protein and fiber is key to weight loss.
    — Andrea Margolis , Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2025

weight

2 of 2 verb
  • I weighted the fishing line with a lead sinker.
  • Fill a clean quart jar with water and use it to weight down the plate.
    — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2020
  • And make sure it’s weighted toward the new stuff.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The fragment weights over 5 tons and is about 7 feet tall.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The beasts grow to be 7 feet long and weight up to 800 pounds.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Nov. 2022
  • There are times when the film can feel weighted down by its clever framework.
    — Stephen Saito, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Their wings, a bit weighted down by water, flapped as the float rolled.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Soak wood chunks in water; set aside (weight them down with a plate if needed).
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2025
  • And then to just come back and be in my own routine and not have it be weighted on me so much.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2020
  • Rather, they're weighted by the stock-market value of each one.
    — Russ Wiles, azcentral, 16 Feb. 2020
  • Humpback whales can grow up to 62-feet long and weight up to 53 tons.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 26 July 2022
  • Each measure is weighted at 5%.
    — Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • So far this seems to do that, while still leaving my hair feeling clean and not weighting it down.
    — Kaleigh Fasanella, Women's Health, 1 Sep. 2023
  • More weight is given to wins against better teams and weighted even more if the game is on the road.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Like life is a pool table but the billiard balls are all weighted in a funny way.
    — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The poll was weighted for age and the propensity to be online.
    — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 18 May 2020
  • These were all weighted in full increment.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • This variable is weighted at 10%.
    — Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The basket looked like one plucked from any driveway, weighted down by sandbags.
    — Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
  • This measure is weighted at 15%.
    — Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • This variable was weighted at 10%.
    — Emma Whitford, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Teams will be plucked from four pots, which have been weighted by recent success, to fill out each of the four groups.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Partially weight the ball, but keep your feet grounded, your core strong, and your glutes engaged.
    — Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 28 June 2020
  • These were weighted in half, full, double, and triple increments.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Cozy weighted blanket Get her car detailed.
    — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • The market cap weighted index is down nearly 4% this year.
    — Sarah Min, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Our budget is heavily weighted on road projects.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Each data point was then weighted, and each city was given a score out of 100.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The others began to weight train, a practice with which few were familiar.
    — Gretchen Reynolds, Star Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • There are some hints that weighted blankets can help with anxiety, chronic pain and sleep.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026

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