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 week, the spotlight shines on some heavy hitters.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Three heavy hitters in Minnesota music — Prince, the Replacements and Hüsker Dü — have new deluxe editions coming to stores and streaming.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Spider-Man regulars Zendaya and Jacob Batalon return as MJ and Ned, respectively, while Marvel heavy hitters Mark Ruffalo (the Hulk) and Jon Bernthal (the Punisher) are among the cast.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Those are all heavy hitters and while Batman obviously has a long list of enemies, who would be left if those are ruled out?
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Okla Jones, Essence, 26 Sep. 2025
Three heavy hitters in Minnesota music — Prince, the Replacements and Hüsker Dü — have new deluxe editions coming to stores and streaming.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2025
Spider-Man regulars Zendaya and Jacob Batalon return as MJ and Ned, respectively, while Marvel heavy hitters Mark Ruffalo (the Hulk) and Jon Bernthal (the Punisher) are among the cast.
—Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 22 Sep. 2025
Those are all heavy hitters and while Batman obviously has a long list of enemies, who would be left if those are ruled out?
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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