HEAVILY in a Sentence

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For HEAVILY, below is one of 245 sentences:
He crept back heavily to the sofa, stretching himself out with limbs so leaden that he felt as if they would never move again.

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 Meanings and Examples of HEAVILY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
heavily
 ad.  in a way that needs a lot of effort to move or lift
 ad.  to a great degree
Classic Sentence: (201 in 14 pages)
1  He crept back heavily to the sofa, stretching himself out with limbs so leaden that he felt as if they would never move again.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
2  Melanie patted her shoulder and Pittypat tiptoed heavily about the room pulling down the shades.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
3  So the matter of Ashley's letters did not lie very heavily on her conscience.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
4  In that section, the Confederate sympathizers were in the minority and the hand of war fell heavily upon them, as it did on all the border states, neighbor informing against neighbor and brother killing brother.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
5  But in these exciting days her widowhood and her motherhood weighed less heavily upon her than ever before.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
6  She noted how the leaves on the trees were still dark green but dry and heavily coated with red dust, and how withered and sad the untended flowers in the front yard looked.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
7  The pockets of his coat sagged heavily with ammunition.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
8  But the horse was alive--breathing heavily, sick eyes half closed, but alive.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
9  His stubbly chin sank heavily in loose folds of flesh on his chest.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
10  But the fading hopes of the Confederacy weighed less heavily on Scarlett than his remark about the scarcity of food.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
11  She looked down the street toward the firehouse and saw that the wide arched doors were closed and heavily barred and two sentries passed and repassed on each side of the building.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIV
12  Georgia was heavily garrisoned with troops and Atlanta had more than its share.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVII
13  Moreover the lie she had told Frank had never weighed heavily upon her conscience.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXIX
14  She held out for him a massive gold watch, heavily embossed, from which dangled a chain with many fobs and seals.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLI
15  They drank heavily at Scarlett's parties, far too heavily, and usually after a reception there were one or more unexpected guests who stayed the night.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLIX
Example Sentence: (44 in 3 pages)
16  Her foot skidded on the wet floor and she fell heavily.
17  My foot caught in the mat and I fell heavily.
18  The forest has been so heavily logged that it is in danger of disappearing.
19  He that climbs high falls heavily.
20  She became heavily involved in politics.
21  Britain was heavily outvoted on the issue.
22  Norway's economy is heavily dependent on natural resources.
23  The military-backed government has heavily censored the news.
24  Nuclear weapons plants across the country are heavily contaminated with toxic wastes.
25  He was a compulsive gambler and often heavily in debt.
26  They had doped the patient heavily before the operation.
27  The organization depended heavily on voluntary help.
28  They relied heavily on the advice of their professional advisers.
29  He's given to drinking rather heavily.
30  The old man was leaning heavily on a stick.