How to Use weighted in a Sentence

weighted

adjective
  • The head of the golf club was weighted.
  • And that may or may not include a weighted vest.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Each city earned a score based on a weighted value.
    — Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • And there was a weighted-ness to it in my childhood.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Give the gift of a great night's sleep with a weighted blanket.
    — Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2022
  • If your tub doesn’t have a smooth floor, try a weighted mat instead.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
  • Wearing a weighted vest is wearing a vest that had weights in it.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But the bill became weighted down by the sheer scope of the effort.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Star Tribune, 28 May 2021
  • This is a weighted three-cue holder that can be placed on any table.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 26 May 2021
  • The game has grown simply too far weighted toward the goalies.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2019
  • Be sure to ease into your weighted vest journey.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Sep. 2025
  • These were then combined into a weighted score, seen on the map above.
    — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Adding a weighted vest to their daily morning walks.
    — Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026
  • And here's a weighted blanket that feels just like dad's world-famous bear hugs.
    — Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Is the stew in your face, or soothing you throughout the meal like a weighted blanket?
    — New York Times, 13 June 2022
  • Nee completed the full-Murph, and plans to add a weighted vest next year.
    — Rachel K. Hindery, chicagotribune.com, 30 May 2017
  • Wearing a weighted vest did not prevent bone loss at the hip compared with weight loss alone.
    — Kristen Marie Beavers, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Throughout the journey, the crew would dredge the bottom of the ocean with a weighted net.
    — Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
  • With this lamp and a weighted blanket in your self-care routine, the sheep can count themselves.
    — L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The market price is a weighted average of the prices of the two classes.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 13 June 2026
  • The market price is a weighted average of the prices of the two classes.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 19 June 2026
  • The market price is a weighted average of the prices of the two classes.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 27 June 2026
  • Inflation is the change in the weighted average price of those goods from month to month.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The plane was too heavily weighted toward the back, which was blamed on the pilot.
    — David Harten, The Courier-Journal, 23 June 2019
  • The man twirled a weighted knife in his fingers and looked down with cold eyes that quieted the couple.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Magnets and suction cups work as well, but the weighted lining looks a lot more polished.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • Rucking is walking a set distance while carrying a weighted pack on your back.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • The cheese acts as a weighted blanket and secures the bacon onto the burger.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Slowly lift your left knee to hip height without leaning or tilting toward the weighted side.
    — Jakob Roze, Health, 31 Dec. 2025

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