top-heavy

Example Sentences

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Broadway, top-heavy with musical parodies and attention-grabbing revivals, is having a strange season by all accounts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

It’s also a top-heavy draft, with a ton of depth in the first round and no clear first overall pick.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

The big wild card in 2026 is how a top-heavy market reacts to AI-inspired volatility, from fears that the bubble will burst to warnings that new technologies could upend entire industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Investors are worried that the enthusiasm around artificial intelligence has propelled the S&P 500 to a series of record highs this year that have left it both richly valued and extremely top-heavy.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 8, 2025

The Pluto outfit was top-heavy and hard to navigate, and the temperature inside was about 105 degrees.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen