top-heavy
Example Sentences
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Barring change, the Rams will travel to Australia with a roster top-heavy with tight ends, receivers and outside linebackers and — because of players’ versatility — minimal numbers at cornerback.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
As exciting as this style of play can appear, it does leave Liverpool very top-heavy.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Worried that the red-hot artificial-intelligence trade has made the U.S. market too top-heavy?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
While the market advance has been top-heavy with megacap names, “the rally itself has been historic,” says Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist for LPL Financial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
If the left branch is slender enough, it is generally understandable, albeit top-heavy, with all those words to parse before one arrives at the payoff.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
