heavy hand
Example Sentences
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Because my dad ruled with a heavy hand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
Labor advocates say that Amazon is the one using its heavy hand against union activity.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024
She groups and stacks items together, while avoiding a heavy hand in any one thing or pattern.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
That run was based around a specific recruitment plan that allied Nuno with a largely Portuguese squad that had the heavy hand of Jorge Mendes over it.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
She puts a heavy hand on my shoulder as we walk up the last set of steps.
From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender
