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.
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This Healthy Beauty Award winner gets rid of residue from curl cream, dry shampoo, hairspray, and other styling heavy hitters using sea salt.
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Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 24 July 2025
What was once a timber town is now one of the Willamette’s gastronomic epicenters, home to heavy hitters like Hayward, Big Table Farms, Carlton Winemaker Studios, and Flâneur Wines.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
The heavy hitters are back after all of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, and Justin Thomas all took last week off, making this an exciting tournament for the fans.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
In addition to the heavy hitters in the genres of techno, drum and bass, dubstep and house music, this year’s EDC Orlando features more than 30 artists making their festival debut.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 24 July 2025
What was once a timber town is now one of the Willamette’s gastronomic epicenters, home to heavy hitters like Hayward, Big Table Farms, Carlton Winemaker Studios, and Flâneur Wines.
—Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
The heavy hitters are back after all of Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, and Justin Thomas all took last week off, making this an exciting tournament for the fans.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
In addition to the heavy hitters in the genres of techno, drum and bass, dubstep and house music, this year’s EDC Orlando features more than 30 artists making their festival debut.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2025
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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