Examples of heavy-footed in a Sentence
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Post struggled in his first go, thrown into the fire against the best team in the league that plays a style designed to punish heavy-footed centers.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Carlson had just a 43 percent touchback percentage last season with Green Bay.
Shanahan, however, is not inclined to bring aboard a heavy-footed kicker to simply get touchbacks.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024
But around town, this Infiniti galloped with grace, its exhaust note growling after heavy-footed accelerator applications.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 2 Feb. 2025
Carlson had just a 43 percent touchback percentage last season with Green Bay.
Shanahan, however, is not inclined to bring aboard a heavy-footed kicker to simply get touchbacks.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair.
—Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2024
But around town, this Infiniti galloped with grace, its exhaust note growling after heavy-footed accelerator applications.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 4 Aug. 2023
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“Heavy-footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy-footed. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.
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