Examples of heavy hitter in a Sentence
She spoke to a room full of political heavy hitters.
Their company is one of the industry's heavy hitters.
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This David-and-Goliath battle pitted them against heavy hitters: the Dade County Port Authority, the Federal Aviation Administration, the state of Florida, the air transport industry and eager chambers of commerce.
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
But where Altman is a leading character in the story, another tech heavy hitter makes an impression, too, albeit in what appears to be more of a cameo.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
Whereas this challenge usually serves to introduce (or reintroduce) queens and allow an underdog to surprise us while expected heavy hitters bore us, All Stars 10 seems to have deployed it to separate those who can win from those who can’t.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Another heavy hitter has entered the Kansas governor’s race — Republican State Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt.
—Matthew Kelly
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
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Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 13 July 2025
But where Altman is a leading character in the story, another tech heavy hitter makes an impression, too, albeit in what appears to be more of a cameo.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
Whereas this challenge usually serves to introduce (or reintroduce) queens and allow an underdog to surprise us while expected heavy hitters bore us, All Stars 10 seems to have deployed it to separate those who can win from those who can’t.
—Chris Feil, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Another heavy hitter has entered the Kansas governor’s race — Republican State Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt.
—Matthew Kelly
july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2025
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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