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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Nordstrom, Madewell, Cozy Earth, Spanx, Kate Spade Outlet, and more heavy hitters have kicked off some of their biggest discounts of the entire year.
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Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
In another first, the country’s fledgeling Qatar Film Committee will be laying on an Industry Days event in the early days of the festival with a clutch of international heavy hitters due to attend alongside key regional and local players.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2025
Of course, the Crown was, as usual, in the list of heavy hitters.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
This year’s list has lots of new names developing innovative tools to defend against AI threats, while some of the existing heavy hitters on the list have raised more capital and built out their rosters of customers.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
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Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
In another first, the country’s fledgeling Qatar Film Committee will be laying on an Industry Days event in the early days of the festival with a clutch of international heavy hitters due to attend alongside key regional and local players.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2025
Of course, the Crown was, as usual, in the list of heavy hitters.
—Thor Svaboe, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2025
This year’s list has lots of new names developing innovative tools to defend against AI threats, while some of the existing heavy hitters on the list have raised more capital and built out their rosters of customers.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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