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Discover LudwigThe phrase "carry a weight" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express the idea of bearing a burden, either physically or metaphorically, such as emotional or psychological stress.
Example: "She felt as though she had to carry a weight that was too heavy for her to bear."
Alternatives: "bear a burden" or "shoulder a load."
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Their stories carry a weight no one expected because they are such ordinary stories.
By contrast, other objects in the show carry a weight of what you might call negative charisma.
Their bodies have a gravitas, a sensuality; they seem to carry a weight of history and experience.
Bracket, in architecture, device of wood, stone, or metal that projects from or overhangs a wall to carry a weight.
But while we carry a weight of responsibility for the music, we don't carry all of that weight, and most of our musicians play in innumerable other contexts.
Gene Kerrigan's novels carry a weight and depth of knowledge few other crime writers can match, born from his work as a journalist.
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That last phrase carries a weight of meaning.
The word "husband" carries a weight, of pride and reproach.
Since that day, reprogrammed or induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells have carried a weight of expectation.
In North Korea, the supreme leader's statement carries a weight that surpasses any other formal document.
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