heavy hand
noun
—used to say that something has been done without delicacy or with too much force
a cook who has a heavy hand with the salt
went at the task with a heavy hand
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Use a heavy hand for more opacity, and trace lightly for a blurry finish.
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 26 Mar. 2025
As much as Silicon Valley drove the next generation of technologies without a heavy hand of government in the last two decades, the stakes are too high for U.S. competitiveness not to have a more coordinated national AI rallying cry.
—Dean Debiase, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noboa, who is seeking re-election in an April runoff vote, has said military and police officers will be allowed to respond to the Guayaquil violence without fear of being punished for acting with a heavy hand.
—Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
On occasion, the film underlines its wider social points with a heavy hand, though there’s sensual fluency and delicacy here too.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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Annie Blackman, Allure, 26 Mar. 2025
As much as Silicon Valley drove the next generation of technologies without a heavy hand of government in the last two decades, the stakes are too high for U.S. competitiveness not to have a more coordinated national AI rallying cry.
—Dean Debiase, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noboa, who is seeking re-election in an April runoff vote, has said military and police officers will be allowed to respond to the Guayaquil violence without fear of being punished for acting with a heavy hand.
—Fox News, 7 Mar. 2025
On occasion, the film underlines its wider social points with a heavy hand, though there’s sensual fluency and delicacy here too.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for heavy hand
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“Heavy hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hand. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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