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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Decades later, the heavy hitters still pull up.
—
Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
No, the other heavy hitter isn’t Lewis Hamilton.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
South Carolina’s Jalon Kilgore is a heavy hitter who brings the hammer at contact.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Breakouts are getting a full-on rebrand thanks to these Gen Z heavy hitters.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heavy hitter
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
No, the other heavy hitter isn’t Lewis Hamilton.
—Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
South Carolina’s Jalon Kilgore is a heavy hitter who brings the hammer at contact.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2026
Breakouts are getting a full-on rebrand thanks to these Gen Z heavy hitters.
—Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for heavy hitter
Cite this Entry
“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
