Example sentences for: ponderous

How can you use “ponderous” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Even more ponderous are exposition inter-professionnelle for `trade show,' transport maritime á la demande for `tramping' (the activity of tramp steamers), and véhicule lourd de dépannage for `wrecker.

  • Terry Press, DreamWorks' marketing chief, on the ads for the ponderous and lackluster Prince of Egypt .

  • The paper's television critic, Tom Shales, is similarly restless: "Who'd have thought," he asks, "that making history could be such excruciatingly ponderous torture?"

  • For those seeking a well-written, up-to-date, etymological dictionary that sets forth its information in understandable English and is not riddled with the cryptic symbols and abbreviations found in the more ponderous, scholarly works, the Dictionary of Word Origins would be a good choice.

  • The 21-year-old British author's youth and good looks are cited as major factors in the blockbuster advance ($800,000) and ballyhooed publication of this ponderous gothic novel.


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