heavy hand
Example Sentences
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As a writer, Hughes was gifted with a heavy hand and a soft touch.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
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 football agent Jorge Mendes over it.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023
"It was an accident," said Xia Chun, chief economist at wealth manager Yintech Investment Holdings, calling it an unforeseen consequence of the government's heavy hand in financial markets.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2023
Now, though there was no parent to let fall a heavy hand, Maurice still felt the unease of wrongdoing.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
