Leaden

//ˈlɛdən//

"Leaden" in a Sentence (10 examples)

My legs were leaden from fatigue.

His backache left him lurching along with leaden legs.

In the leaden backdrop of the dawn, the horseman stands in silence, the long mane of his horse, disheveled by the wind.

The leaden coffin was covered by a rich purple pall, on which was embroidered in gold the Canterville coat-of-arms.

Golden words are often followed by leaden acts.

The thermometer stands at a mere two degrees centigrade, the leaden gray sky hints of snow, and so far, the birds are not cooperating with Mr. Gette's efforts to lure them with his calls.

Where but to think is to be full of sorrow / And leaden-eyed despairs, / Where Beauty cannot keep her lustrous eyes, / Or new Love pine at them beyond to-morrow.

Which break a teachless nature to the yoke.

the sky was leaden and thick

It was at the end of February..., when the world was cold..., when icy rains fell from the leaden skies in continual drizzling showers.

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