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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That is not surprising; bartender and co-owner Nick Chaivarlis worked at cocktail heavy hitters like the Lawrence and Ration & Dram.
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Blair Crosby,
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5 July 2026
Relative to some of the real heavy hitters in this competition, Mexico are not stacked with unimpeachable star power.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
One ultra-rare piece of baseball history could be quite the heavy hitter on the block.
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29 June 2026
The heavy hitters in space telescopes are about to be joined by a new contender.
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22 June 2026
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Blair Crosby,
AJC.com,
5 July 2026
Relative to some of the real heavy hitters in this competition, Mexico are not stacked with unimpeachable star power.
—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
One ultra-rare piece of baseball history could be quite the heavy hitter on the block.
—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
29 June 2026
The heavy hitters in space telescopes are about to be joined by a new contender.
—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
22 June 2026
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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