Examples of heavy-footed in a Sentence
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For this Nuggets lineup, the average comes out to a pedestrian 6-9, with three capable perimeter defenders to assist the heavy-footed centers, two 40% 3-point shooters to space the floor, and a surplus of play-making talent.
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
The Knicks whipped the ball around the perimeter before Brunson used a Towns screen as a decoy to freeze Gobert and launch a pass to Anunoby that he’s forced to catch in stride and blow past the heavy-footed center for a bucket.
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James L. Edwards Iii,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
People’s walks became heavy-footed and exaggerated.
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Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
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
For all those who grouse that this is an overreaction to Hunter working over undersized and heavy-footed Bison, that’s fair.
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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.
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Eric Stafford,
Car and Driver,
4 Aug. 2023
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Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
The Knicks whipped the ball around the perimeter before Brunson used a Towns screen as a decoy to freeze Gobert and launch a pass to Anunoby that he’s forced to catch in stride and blow past the heavy-footed center for a bucket.
—
James L. Edwards Iii,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
People’s walks became heavy-footed and exaggerated.
—
Literary Hub,
9 Oct. 2025
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.
—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
2 Feb. 2025
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.
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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 26 Jun. 2026.
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