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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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The co-founders also worked with the City of Norfolk’s local council to allocate funds to resurface courts—and have brought in some professional heavy hitters to further BGTC’s mission.
—Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
There’s some heavy hitters on that list, from Rosemary’s Baby and the ’77 Suspiria to the ’96 Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Anjelica Huston (not Anne Hathaway) in The Witches.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
This year’s edition has some heavy hitters as well.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 16 Sep. 2024
Baking soda, white vinegar, and hydrogen peroxide are the heavy hitters here.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
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“Heavy hitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heavy%20hitter. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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