heavy hitter

Example Sentences

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There are many heavy hitters still to come, but “Hoppers” feels like the first great animated movie of the year.

From Los Angeles Times

England emptied their bench, brought on any amount of heavy hitters, but could only manage a late, late try for Earl, converted by Ford.

From BBC

"This was full of heavy hitters, guys that can draw it out but have that punch at the end," Hocker said.

From Barron's

One of the real heavy hitters when it comes to energy use in any new building, and especially in hospitals, are the water heaters.

From Los Angeles Times

Stocks of AI hyperscalers have continued to rise, but there was one glaring exception among the heavy hitters this week.

From MarketWatch