Wondering how to use Heave in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as heaving or throw.
Heave in a sentence
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Heave meaning
- To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
- To throw, cast.
- To rise and fall.
Synonyms of Heave
Using Heave
- The main meaning on this page is: To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing). | To throw, cast. | To rise and fall.
- Useful related words include: heaving, throw, lift, retch.
- In the example corpus, heave often appears in combinations such as: heave to, heave sigh, to heave.
Context around Heave
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 16 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heave
- In this selection, "heave" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, court, foot, halfcourt, nor, protection and thursday stand out and add context to how "heave" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 20 touchdown heave by davis and 39 foot heave thursday night. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heave" sits close to words such as achievers, acton and aether, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heave
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Neither a slight heave nor a heavy shove could budge it. (11 words)
Earlier in the game, Kevin Love fired a full-court heave to Jimmy Butler attempting to get an easy bucket. (20 words)
With a flick of his hip and a heave over his shoulder, he disarms me and drags me along the ground. (21 words)
Drones connected with Da’Quan Felton on a 30-yard desperation heave to — he thought — give Virginia Tech (2-3, 0-1) the win on the final play, only to see it wiped out after a long review by Atlantic Coast Conference officials. (43 words)
Lake Mills was able to call timeout and had a chance, but Jackson Gaul’s halfcourt heave was no-good, and the Bulldogs’ season came to a close in the state semifinals with a 25-2 overall record. (38 words)
The problem which will cost millions of pounds to fix is said to have been caused by the ‘trench fill foundations’ for the affected houses being built without adequate ‘heave protection’ to combat subsidence. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Bishop Stang’s terrific shot-putter, Jacob Cookinham, was his usual dominant self as he defended his title in the circle, winning by more than seven feet with a heave of 65-8.
Chop block from Prince, then Wilson tags in so Ridge can heave them both up and drop them with a double back body drop.
Earlier in the game, Kevin Love fired a full-court heave to Jimmy Butler attempting to get an easy bucket.
It would have been quite the sight if he managed to heave one more 50-yard bomb down the sidelines to an incognito Randy Moss to end the festivities.
Neither a slight heave nor a heavy shove could budge it.
That victory — which was fueled by an unlikely fourth-and-20 touchdown heave by Davis Mills — gave the Bears the top pick.
The outcome of the heave was almost expected, as the NBA’s greatest shooter ever has been known to sink similar shots.
The problem which will cost millions of pounds to fix is said to have been caused by the ‘trench fill foundations’ for the affected houses being built without adequate ‘heave protection’ to combat subsidence.
With a flick of his hip and a heave over his shoulder, he disarms me and drags me along the ground.
With less than a week to go before pitchers and catchers report, fans of the San Diego Padres can heave a big sigh of relief.
But where most north-east natives might heave a sigh at the weather blowing a hooley, Hannah said it had creatives jumping in delight.
Considering that Jokic suddenly can’t miss, it was probably predictable enough that his 39-foot heave Thursday night at Golden State would find a way in, via glass or high water.
Drones connected with Da’Quan Felton on a 30-yard desperation heave to — he thought — give Virginia Tech (2-3, 0-1) the win on the final play, only to see it wiped out after a long review by Atlantic Coast Conference officials.
He finished with a career-high 33 points, but his half-court heave at the buzzer didn't hit the rim.
Henry Staunton, the Post Office chairman given the heave-ho by Mrs Badenoch, was incautious enough at the weekend to venture criticisms of her.
He sealed the victory with a huge heave off Bas de Leede over square leg to finish on 59 not out off 51 balls.
If you've got a thin or patchy lawn, it's more likely to get 'frost heave' - a term which describes what happens when the grass is damaged by repeated freezing and thawing.
Instead, Mira Costa guard James Reach’s halfcourt heave was too high, too strong off the glass as time expired and St. Bernard escaped with the 50-48 victory.
Lake Mills was able to call timeout and had a chance, but Jackson Gaul’s halfcourt heave was no-good, and the Bulldogs’ season came to a close in the state semifinals with a 25-2 overall record.
Payton Pritchard capped the outburst in jaw-dropping fashion, canning a 49-foot heave from half-court at the buzzer to send Boston into the break with a 67-46 cushion.
Common combinations with heave
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- heave to 8×
- heave sigh 7×
- to heave 5×
- desperation heave 5×
- heave from 5×
- can heave 4×
- heave at 4×
- will heave 4×
- heave and 4×
- heave was 3×