heavy hand
Example Sentences
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If the duke thought his heavy hand would stabilize Burgundy's wine sector and move the region towards prosperity, he was wrong.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 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
"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
The thick-set plain man whom Johnny had already noticed, put a heavy hand on his shoulder.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
