His weight still prevented him from doing basic drills in practice, which caused various back and knee aches.

Dor didn't want to admit that the weight of the gold had prevented him from climbing as he should have done.

Once down, the weight of the armor prevented him from getting up.

Only the weight of the men and the water in it prevented it from oversetting.

He shook the box but the weight of the lead prevented him from guessing if it was empty.

Its sheer weight nearly prevented him from breathing, let alone moving.

But the sheer weight of water (about 40 tons), prevented U-557 from reaching the surface.

Only the crushing weight of the injured animal prevented the car from overturning.

But the heavy metal tube was still there; its weight had prevented the pack from being swept away.

The heavy weight of the Mellotron prevented the machine from easily being transported.