Examples of 'heavy handed' in a sentence
Meaning of "heavy handed"
Used to describe someone who is overly forceful or insensitive in their actions or approach, often lacking subtlety or tact
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Italian police take heavy handed approach.
Heavy handed crackdowns on gangs alone will not resolve the underlying problems.
Banning movies seems a little heavy handed.
Iran is famously heavy handed when it comes to censorship and repression.
And you could accuse it of being heavy handed.
It is important to not be heavy handed when using shea butter.
Most errors are caused by being too heavy handed.
They do seem to be rather heavy handed in dealing with you.
Your accusations were both false and heavy handed.
I think that coming in heavy handed and telling someone that.
We are both hard headed and heavy handed.
And heavy handed.
Notes on scripts and cuts have been heavy handed.
But just as concerning is the heavy handed way that the administration has handled criticism.
Sometimes the symbolism is heavy handed.
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The heavy handed response by Israeli forces seems to have escalated the situation.
Sometimes he gets a bit heavy handed with it.
The Rif remains a region where the government is unpopular and its rule is heavy handed.
You are being a bit heavy handed out in.
The response of the Trump administration has been more heavy handed.
I feared you might be too heavy handed with my kid.
Getting heavy handed with people you don't agree with.
The censors are so heavy handed.
A heavy handed response from this more well-equipped forces.
This is all the result of your heavy handed tactics.
Send men in there heavy handed and you are lighting a match… in a dynamite factory.
I do not mean to be heavy handed.
You are a very heavy handed better at times, Pascal.
They were a little heavy handed.
Papadopoulos ' heavy handed attempt at liberalisation did not find favour among many in Greece.
There are constantly being heavy handed.
Perhaps I am being a bit heavy handed here, but I am speaking from personal experience.
The flashbacks are well implemented and not heavy handed.
Lost legitimacy because of the heavy handed nature of their tactics.
The Principal will not thank us for being heavy handed.
I am sorry I was heavy handed with you.
Having you suddenly around all the time could come off as a heavy handed pursuit.
I believe I was too heavy handed with the spices.
It may have been a different story for Diaz had Velez been a heavy handed puncher.
Just don't be too heavy handed with the salt.
I have noticed that I am rather heavy handed.
I won't anymore so I got heavy handed I was worried about being caught everyday.
It looks like our bartenders have been a little heavy handed tonight.
Not as heavy handed as at the weekend, clearly!
It is expected to be a heavy handed tragedy.
We are all on the same side here, you should not have been so heavy handed.
Although you might have been a bit heavy handed calling him a narc.
In the confrontation with the students, the polite became increasingly heavy handed.
The threat of withdrawing accreditation is a heavy handed approach at stifling unwelcome coverage . ”.
I was worried about being caught everyday so I got heavy handed.
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Examples of using Heavy
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The heavy snowstorm was too much to handle
Footsteps echo heavy metal door opens
Heavy demining is required to secure the area
