top-heavy

Example Sentences

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Another top-heavy group led by Germany, a four-time World Cup champion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 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 city-state’s equities market is generally top-heavy, dominated by the financial sector and Singapore-listed real-estate investment trusts, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Investors like Bahnsen who are skeptical of Silicon Valley’s spending spree believe that a top-heavy market reliant on periodic moments of dip-buying is bound to tip over.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

If the left branch is slender enough, it is generally understandable, albeit top-heavy, with all those words to parse before one arrives at the payoff.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker