How to Use hefty in a Sentence

hefty

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• He gave the door a hefty kick.
• He was a tall, hefty man.
• Her boss gave her a hefty raise.
• And the two picked up a hefty $200K for that quick thinking.
  — Anna Tingley, Variety, 7 June 2023
• To break it free, grab a hefty hammer and a small chunk of wood and go to town.
  — Jeff Dengate, Popular Mechanics, 14 Aug. 2023
• The intrigue could be if the Bears opt to stick with Justin Fields and trade out of the No. 1 spot for a hefty price.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
• But there's a hefty price tag attached to all that fun.
  — Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 29 July 2022
• This rich dish starts with a whole wheel of Brie cheese and adds a hefty dose of crabmeat.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2022
• The Suns have placed a hefty wager that Durant will change that.
  — Kent Somers, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
• The cost for even a single ticket will put a hefty dent in your wallet.
  — oregonlive, 2 June 2023
• Ad Complex pointed out, the hefty price tag is worth it.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 17 Aug. 2022
• Parker said the clam is hefty enough to make two servings – and has shells large enough to use as bowls to serve it in.
  — James Call, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2023
• The list price for the maternal vaccine is $295 a dose, which is hefty for a vaccine.
  — Helen Branswell, STAT, 6 Oct. 2023
• What to Consider The price tag is pretty hefty (but worth it).
  — Joseph Cheatham, Travel + Leisure, 21 Nov. 2023
• This Guppy is the current and only such hefty boy gracing the skies.
  — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Nov. 2023
• According to Loeb, the team has raised about a third of its mission’s hefty price tag.
  — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 18 Aug. 2022
• The five-year factory warranty brings peace of mind to the hefty price of this unit.
  — Nancy Jo Adams, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
• Someone who breaks an NDA may face a lawsuit and pay hefty fines.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
• The hefty earnings gave it a 7th spot among Finland’s biggest grossers of all time.
  — Annika Pham, Variety, 3 Feb. 2023
• Shiffrin has won eight of her last 12 races, giving her a hefty lead in the overall standings.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2023
• The chainsaw bar is great for trimming trees with hefty branches.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2023
• Its beauty comes at a hefty $598 price tag a bitter pill for many of us to swallow.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Dec. 2024
• The shrews must consume a hefty meal every few hours, lest the animals starve.
  — Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
• The best high schools won’t take you as far from the state’s average home price, but the premium’s still hefty, the study showed.
  — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 22 Apr. 2024
• Some of the pans are teensy and cute, others are durable and ultra hefty—and all of them serve a great purpose.
  — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 19 Jan. 2023
• This combo provides protein along with a hefty dose of fiber and fats.
  — Women's Health, 1 May 2023
• The trophies Nadal has taken home have come with hefty payouts, as well.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024
• Still, even with a hefty workload, teachers are struggling to make ends meet.
  — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2024
• The second most popular gift was an evening out, which cost Americans about $5.4 billion, and then flowers, with a hefty price of $2.9 billion.
  — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025
• That would soften the inflation impact but still mean a hefty 1% bump in annual consumer price increases to 3.6%.
  — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 4 Mar 2025