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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
Dreamville Fest 2024 announced its lineup of heavy hitters on Thursday (March 7), with SZA, Nicki Minaj and Chris Brown set to serve as headliners with J. Cole.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2024
The Focus on Negro Leagues Continue After a successful and well-received debut in MLB The Show 23, the Negro Leagues Storyline feature heads into its second year with heavy hitters.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
The project features within the second annual Next From Spain Sessions part of the Berlin Film Festival’s Berlinale Series Market, providing a first look at anticipated Spanish-language programming from industry heavy hitters that include the series producers Atresmedia TV and Zeta Studios.
—Holly Jones, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
In addition to passing the law, Texas Republicans assembled legal heavy hitters who, in turn, hired subcontractors who could work behind attorney-client privilege.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 18 Oct. 2023
Tech manufacturing in Arizona has seen demand from the likes of industry heavy hitter, Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacture, whose north Phoenix facility was slated to open by 2025 despite numerous delays.
—The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
Mac Saturn comes with a support team of heavy hitters, including manager Mark Didia (Black Crowes, Dirty Honey), booking firm Creative Artists Agency and tour promoter Live Nation.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024
That would include all its heavy hitters like The Last of Us, God of War, Horizon, Spider-Man, Ghost of Tsushima and others.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
The lineup for the 2024 edition of the French hard rock festival Hellfest will featuring a quartet of heavy hitters headlining from June 27-30, including Foo Fighters, Metallica, Machine Head and Avenged Sevenfold.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near heavy hitter
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.
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