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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Now, a new regional alliance in New York City hopes to bolster indie exhibition, with some heavy hitters attached.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
Outside of heavy hitters like Starfield or the latest Destiny 2 meditation on the nature of evil space spheres, notable space games have been relatively few and far between.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) is bringing heavy hitters to its inaugural Korea Pavilion, including public broadcasters KBS and MBC, KT Studiogenie from telecom giant KT, Studio S from media powerhouse SBS, and K-pop specialist Kang Contents.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Production on The Chi season 8 is set to begin in 2026, but once that season airs, the series will have tied heavy hitters like Weeds, Dexter, and Homeland for second-longest running series in network history, behind Shameless, which holds the gold medal with 11.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2025
Outside of heavy hitters like Starfield or the latest Destiny 2 meditation on the nature of evil space spheres, notable space games have been relatively few and far between.
—Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) is bringing heavy hitters to its inaugural Korea Pavilion, including public broadcasters KBS and MBC, KT Studiogenie from telecom giant KT, Studio S from media powerhouse SBS, and K-pop specialist Kang Contents.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
Production on The Chi season 8 is set to begin in 2026, but once that season airs, the series will have tied heavy hitters like Weeds, Dexter, and Homeland for second-longest running series in network history, behind Shameless, which holds the gold medal with 11.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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