How to Use laden in a Sentence

laden

adjective
  • Don’t pile salt-laden snow and ice near plants.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The key shift here is to a tone laden with longing, even regret.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2022
  • This results in rib tips where every square inch is rich and laden with smoke.
    — Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Those dips can nudge us to reach for another sweet or carb-laden snack as a quick fix.
    — Emma Yasinski, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
  • One is visibly laden with a large amount of parcels or bundles.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
  • And it must be said that the central role is too much for any young actor to be laden with.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Strong wind is liable to topple a cage laden with a heavy tomato plant.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
  • If the bow and stern of a heavy-laden ship are both sitting on a wave crest, the ship’s hull can sag.
    — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
  • For example, a large, fully-laden ship can't stop on a dime.
    — New Atlas, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The quarterback job is wide open, and this will be a very portal-laden team.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The budget process will be laden with dozens of decisions that break down like these.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Seen face-on, each galaxy in the new images has spiral arms laden with stars.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 1 Feb. 2024
  • But first, the symbolism-laden day one commute.
    — Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Just this insane profanity-laden tirade that went on and on and on.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The program has a jargon-laden name but a cheerful acronym.
    — Fatma Tanis, NPR, 13 Dec. 2025
  • This leaves the grain with a nuanced texture laden with spidery fissures.
    — Robert Moor, The New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2022
  • They are built from memory and desire, and laden with emotion.
    — Camille Bromley, The Atlantic, 18 July 2022
  • Our best-ever version beats out the rest in a field that is simply laden with pasta and cheese.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
  • For a sports league dependent on rights fees, that is a scary proposition, laden with risk.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Stepping on one could result in a painful, venom-laden puncture wound.
    — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2026
  • Rain and even snow won't stop the event, White said in an expletive-laden statement ast month.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 28 May 2026
  • Picture it on a late summer table laden with candles and wine goblets.
    — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Ternes was named a captain on a senior-laden team before his sophomore season.
    — Bobby Narang, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Empty nesting is a phrase that seems to be laden with heartache and trepidation.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2025
  • Philip wore a blue Navy admiral uniform laden with ribbons and medals.
    — Ronald G. Shafer, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
  • Being good is one thing, but usually the best teams are veteran-laden.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The venerable venue’s spokesman represents a must-see in a part of the city laden with them.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 10 June 2026
  • Given the moisture-laden air that is in place, heavy rainfall is also a concern.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • Fog-laden marine layers also muddle the mix.
    — Crai S Bower, Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
  • It’s bound to be laden with obstructions and those looking to undermine change.
    — Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 20 Aug. 2025

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