heavy hand
Example Sentences
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Because my dad ruled with a heavy hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2025
And with the added slight of the heavy hand of artificial intelligence, Wrapped may just be a wrap for music nerds from here on out.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 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
“Like any part of Time, I am hard and unyielding, the heavy hand that shapes the vessel.”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
