1
a
: made of lead
b
: of the color of lead : dull gray
2
leadenly
adverb
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Examples of leaden in a Sentence
a leaden performance of a classic American play that nearly put us to sleep
the leaden sky made everything seem dark and depressing
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For a movie whose chief anthem is an advertisement for the joys of defying gravity, Wicked is surprisingly leaden, with a promise of more of the same to come.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
Sources of support Back at the Denny’s parking lot, the sky had turned leaden gray, and Mckenzie bummed a cigarette from her best friend, Christina Bojorquez.
—Gale Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2022
Stonemill Matcha pastry chef Mikiko Yui puts a refreshing twist on the classic, but occasionally leaden, chocolate cream pie with her matcha cream pie, sold by the bright green slice ($7.50) or available whole for holiday preorders at the Mission District cafe.
—Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2022
The men gasped, took deep useless breaths of the leaden wet air, and shambled forward grunting and sobbing, their arms slowly and inevitably bending toward the ground.
—David Denby, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2022
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
Sources of support Back at the Denny’s parking lot, the sky had turned leaden gray, and Mckenzie bummed a cigarette from her best friend, Christina Bojorquez.
—Gale Holland, Anchorage Daily News, 17 July 2022
Stonemill Matcha pastry chef Mikiko Yui puts a refreshing twist on the classic, but occasionally leaden, chocolate cream pie with her matcha cream pie, sold by the bright green slice ($7.50) or available whole for holiday preorders at the Mission District cafe.
—Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Nov. 2022
The men gasped, took deep useless breaths of the leaden wet air, and shambled forward grunting and sobbing, their arms slowly and inevitably bending toward the ground.
—David Denby, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2022
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“Leaden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaden. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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