heavy hand
Example Sentences
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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
Nutmeg: I enjoy nutmeg and use a heavy hand when measuring.
From Salon • Nov. 9, 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
She put one heavy hand down on top of it.
From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
