top-heavy

Example Sentences

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Sometimes criticized as a top-heavy league, the Big Ten will cap its season with a showdown between its two undisputed heavyweights: No. 1 Ohio State and No. 2 Indiana.

From The Wall Street Journal

Investors like Bahnsen who are skeptical of Silicon Valley’s spending spree believe that a top-heavy market reliant on periodic moments of dip-buying is bound to tip over.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the weight of the obelisk on even a very large vessel would make it top-heavy and unstable.

From Literature

Investors are worried that the enthusiasm around artificial intelligence has propelled the S&P 500 to a series of record highs this year that have left it both richly valued and extremely top-heavy.

From MarketWatch

Investment, he said, needed to be in "the right places" not "top-heavy organisations".

From BBC