Examples of “hefty” in a Sentence

adjective Large, heavy, and solidly built; substantial in size or weight.

• He carried a hefty stack of textbooks under one arm.
• The gym bag felt hefty once she packed the weights in.
• The movers struggled to lift the hefty oak desk up the narrow stairs.

adjective Larger than usual in amount, especially of a cost, fine, or sum of money.

• They were slapped with a hefty fine for the late filing.
• Repairing the roof came with a hefty price tag.
• She received a hefty bonus after the team finished the project early.

adjective Physically strong, muscular, and powerfully built, said of a person.

• A hefty security guard blocked the doorway.
• The hefty farmer easily lifted two sacks of grain onto the truck.
• My uncle is a hefty man who spent years working as a lumberjack.