How to Use weigh on in a Sentence

weigh on

phrasal verb

• Grief has weighed on Emhoff over the last 10 days, too.
  — Courtney Subramanian, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2023
• Of course, the more the strike drags on, the more this will weigh on the budgets of these productions.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
• Already, a cooldown in the tech rally has weighed on stocks.
  — Krystal Hur, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
• But by 2020, the cafe’s success had begun to weigh on him.
  — Gisela Williams, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2024
• And the question of succession weighs on a lot of farmers.
  — Cara Nixon, oregonlive, 17 July 2023
• The strengthening of the U.S. Dollar also weighed on the overall top-line growth.
  — Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• Again, King would call them beloved children of God, made in the image of God, so that’s weighing on my heart right now.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2024
• How heavily will that weigh on him and the Titans’ offense in 2023?
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
• In Ukraine’s capital, the stress of war weighs on everyone.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
• Blurting out something that’s weighing on you is okay, even sweet, in a flawed-human kind of way.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
• Life may weigh on you as the Moon moves through your intense 8th house, but things should lighten up when the Moon squares Neptune in your joyful 5th house.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2023
• Time away from home Spending long periods of time away from home can weigh on crew members’ morale in space.
  — Nick Kanas, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024
• Taurus April 20-May 20 Having a hobby that seems uncool might weigh on you right now.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
• The sudden inability to fulfill this task weighed on her more acutely than the threat against her life.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
• Indeed, a downturn has weighed on the biotech industry for nearly three years.
  — Allison Deangelis, STAT, 11 Jan. 2024
• That could make for more spending and debt limit drama in Washington this month, which would weigh on stock prices.
  — Will Daniel, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024
• That is well above the setting of 1 percent or less that Mr. Williams sees as necessary to start weighing on the economy.
  — Jeanna Smialek, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• The responsibility of caring for Jack around the clock weighs on all.
  — Mike Wagner, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2023
• On the seven-hour ride back to Jakarta, Giraud’s experience, and his crash, weighed on his mind.
  — Tim Stevens, WIRED, 19 Aug. 2023
• Because there was this expectation, so there was a lot that weighs on your shoulders right after the show.
  — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2023
• Addiction has also weighed on the psyche of families, the study found.
  — Noah Weiland, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
• Gienger’s excitement over Michael Jordan is captured in a video as the pumpkin — which was weighed on a giant scale — broke the world record.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2023
• Of all the political handicaps Trump has brought with him into his third run for the White House, Covid seems to weigh on him the heaviest.
  — Noah Rothman, National Review, 11 Jan. 2024
• Feeling obligated to be a fun person could weigh on you now.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• And there are still negative views of the economy that now, as then, weigh on the 2024 incumbent, President Biden.
  — Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2024
• Call it a grandma’s intuition, but Evelyn said something seemed to be weighing on Bethany.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 24 Oct. 2023
• The sluggish spending has weighed on restaurant brands beyond Starbucks.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 6 May 2024
• Gains in equities also weigh on demand for the safe-haven U.S. currency.
  — WSJ, 27 Dec. 2023
• Social media users weighed on the performance through the night and, among the jokes were some more compassionate reactions.
  — Char Adams, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2023
• An increase in petty theft weighed on retail store gross profit margins.
  — Joseph Walker, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024