heavy artillery

noun

: a more powerful version of something

His first argument didn't work, so he changed his approach and brought out the heavy artillery.

Examples of heavy artillery in a Sentence

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As the ground battles intensified, heavy artillery like the M777 played an increasingly decisive role. —Hope Hodge Seck, Popular Mechanics, 21 Aug. 2023

The Ukraine war has been fought largely on the ground in the past two years, with troops often locked in back-and-forth battles with heavy artillery and drone support. —Constant Méheut, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024

The sound of heavy artillery exploding is a constant background to life in the villages beyond. —Oleksandr Chubko, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024

Mark Kelly Ukraine’s troops are using both old-fashioned heavy artillery and commercial products such as drones with grenades attached to them, directed via Starlink’s satellite internet service. —Andy Kessler, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2023

Popovich, 34, said his unit was caught in heavy artillery fire a few weeks ago that lasted for two hours, but Ukrainian forces were unable to counter. —Daryna Mayer, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2024

And an investigation by The New York Times found that many soldiers and Marines who were exposed to blast waves from firing heavy artillery in Syria and Iraq came home with life-shattering mental and physical problems. —Dave Philipps, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023

For the first live performance of Utopia, Scott went big and unleashed his heavy artillery. —Billboard Italy, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2023

One of the heavy artillery pieces in the battle to restore the separation of powers as designed by our Constitution is the nondelegation doctrine. —Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 1 Feb. 2024