How to Use heavy hitter in a Sentence

heavy hitter

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  • She spoke to a room full of political heavy hitters.
  • Their company is one of the industry's heavy hitters.
  • On the fashion front, that has meant assembling a group of creative heavy hitters.
    — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2017
  • An Iraqi heavy hitter gets two shopping sprees and English lessons for his son.
    — David Segal, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2017
  • Indeed, some real heavy hitters have signed on to its latest in-house attempt to clean up college basketball.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2017
  • Hip-hop's rap queen and 21 Savage spark something up with Spanish trap's heavy hitters.
    — Marjua Estevez, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2017
  • Each side has hired Republican and Democratic heavy hitters.
    — Seth A. Richardson, cleveland.com, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Mackie’s idea: Set up another meeting in Coney Island, and this time bring heavy hitters from the relevant agencies.
    — Peter King, SI.com, 5 Dec. 2013
  • Pro-Plutonians recently suggested a new definition of a planet that would add the celestial sphere back to the solar system’s list of heavy hitters.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 3 Mar. 2017
  • That’s just a few, and there are some heavy hitters on the way.
    — Mark Dawidziak, cleveland, 20 Sep. 2019
  • The list starts with the welterweights and moves up to the heavy hitters.
    — Field & Stream, 10 May 2019
  • The heavy hitter is near the top of the Keys, close to Miami.
    — Gwen Filosa, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2024
  • That ensures a heavy hitter leaves the game and frees up a skull for Cory.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • In the world of online dating, Match is a heavy hitter.
    — Brittany Shammas, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2019
  • For the Eagles, Jalen White is the heavy hitter and rushed for more than 100 yards in last year’s contest.
    — Evan Dudley, al, 8 Sep. 2023
  • To combat the heavy hitters, pitchers are coached to throw fast.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 27 May 2018
  • Some heavy hitters on both light and dark sides make their presence felt.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 July 2024
  • The Rhythm Section cast also packs a few heavy hitters, and even one Night King.
    — Ariana Brockington, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2020
  • The one thing that is certain: First baseman and heavy hitter Frank Schwindel will not be on it.
    — Maria Torres, kansascity, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The filmmakers have lined up some heavy hitters to come up with the music for the feature.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The club will serve expressions from the Macallan, the Glenrothes, and Highland Park, to name but a few heavy hitters.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 July 2023
  • The heavy hitters arrived with the final fight of the UFC 292 early prelims, and the crowd is loving it.
    — Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • With one final week left of summer, the heavy hitters in rap, R&B and pop have come out to play, as seen by Drake feat.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Mendoza: The heavy hitter on any menu has to taste good, and this did not disappoint.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Apps can do this, but many—including a lot of heavy hitters from Google—don't.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 29 Oct. 2023
  • This list of the best rifle cartridges for elk hunting starts with the welterweights and moves up to the heavy hitters.
    — Joseph Von Benedikt, Field & Stream, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Parrish and Weiss have some heavy hitters in their corner.
    — Nina Metz, chicagotribune.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • By the time the series arrives in Iowa (Race 11), bet on the sport’s heavy hitters occupying the top spots in the standings.
    — Jim Ayello, USA TODAY Sports, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Beatz is surely just one of the hip-hop heavy hitters who are lining up to work with Mill since his release.
    — Dan Deluca, Philly.com, 6 July 2018
  • Now that Oscar points have been distributed, some of the season’s heavy hitters have emerged as the best values in the game.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2024

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