How to Use weigh in a Sentence

weigh

verb

• You will need to weigh the pros and cons.
• He used a scale to weigh the bananas.
• The bananas weigh more than the apples.
• How much do you weigh?
• He took time to weigh his options.
• She weighs herself every morning.
• Her previous experience weighs in her favor.
• At the time of their birth, the triplets all weighed 3 lbs.
  — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
• The tracks stretch out more than 60 feet and weigh two tons on each side.
  — Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Feb. 2023
• To count as a bakery, the state said, the bread sold must weigh at least half a pound.
  — Calmatters, Orange County Register, 29 Mar. 2024
• The basic Sherman weighed about 33 tons and stood about 9 feet tall.
  — Popular Mechanics, 17 Aug. 2023
• This float also comes in a large size for dogs who weigh 65 pounds or more.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
• The rain chain weighs 3 pounds and comes with a sturdy hook and stake to anchor it into the ground.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023
• Believe it or not, the dress weighed twice as much as my wedding gown.
  — Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2023
• Each cheese wheel weighed about 40kg, or nearly 90 pounds.
  — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 8 Aug. 2023
• Tom and Tom weigh a big decision about the future of their bar.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 15 Mar. 2023
• The car is described as weighing over 5,000 pounds, with a burger hood and french fry bumper.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 13 Nov. 2023
• The newborn weighed 8 lbs., 6 oz. and measured 21 inches in length.
  — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
• Trotter is about six-feet tall and weighs about 250 pounds and uses a walker.
  — Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2024
• The snap also featured a weighing scale on the kitchen counter, as well as two knives on a large chopping board.
  — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
• The immense losses weighed heavily on the young John Paul II.
  — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 2 Apr. 2023
• The midweight fabric feels nice against the skin without weighing you down.
  — Maverick Li, Men's Health, 31 Aug. 2023
• The piece of ice, at a size of 1,500 square miles and weighing nearly a trillion metric tons, is about three times the size of New York City.
  — Peter Aitken, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2023
• The blast had bowed out the walls and shifted mechanical print units that weighed thousands of pounds.
  — The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2024
• Providers have to weigh the benefits against the possible harms in each case.
  — Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 12 Mar. 2024
• The current amount of plastic in the world's oceans would weigh some 2.3 million tons if added together.
  — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
• The baby only weighed one pound and needed to be admitted to the neonatal ICU.
  — James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2024
• Each vertebrae would have weighed more than 220 pounds.
  — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2023
• For those tempted to join the ranks of stay-at-home parents, there are many factors to weigh carefully before making the leap.
  — Mia Taylor, Parents, 29 Mar. 2024
• Planned Parenthood and Mayes were weighing their options about how to proceed in court.
  — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 10 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024