Example sentences for: heavy-handed

How can you use “heavy-handed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • In the New York Times , Michiko Kakutani calls it "a heavy-handed, schematic piece of writing, thoroughly lacking in the novelistic magic Ms.

  • For the press, there will be self-censorship, but heavy-handed interference from Beijing seems unlikely.

  • In his campaign kickoff speech last June, Bush was too heavy-handed: "Some in this administration think they invented [prosperity].

  • A minority of reviewers find the political messages "heavy-handed" and say the novel is more like a "starklylit morality play" (Michiko Kakutani, the New York Times ). (Listen to Kingsolver read an excerpt from this book.)

  • Crafty Japanese trade villains aren't the only heavy-handed ethnic stereotype in The Phantom Menace . As the story continues, the heroes slip past the evil Japanese to a nearby planet.


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