big game
noun
1
: relatively large animals sought or taken by hunting or fishing especially for sport
2
: an important objective especially when involving risk
Examples of big game in a Sentence
They traveled to Africa to hunt big game.
Recent Examples on the Web
The work started a few months ago and should be finished before New Orleans hosts the big game in February, TSA spokesperson Sari Koshetz told Axios.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
The kid from Harvard-Westlake, who watched games here and pitched (and won) here in a CIF Southern Section final in 2013 – with, incidentally, a complete game shutout – came up with the performance a kid dreams about, in a big game, for his hometown team, with his mother in the stands.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 13 Oct. 2024
Kam wrote, alongside a series of photos including the brothers together, him, Swift and Kelce posing after the game and a side-by-side of Kam dancing at Swift's concert and Monday's big game.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
And here's Brian Manzullo to talk about the big game at Comerica Park today …
Playoff baseball is back in Detroit!
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2024
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
The kid from Harvard-Westlake, who watched games here and pitched (and won) here in a CIF Southern Section final in 2013 – with, incidentally, a complete game shutout – came up with the performance a kid dreams about, in a big game, for his hometown team, with his mother in the stands.
—Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 13 Oct. 2024
Kam wrote, alongside a series of photos including the brothers together, him, Swift and Kelce posing after the game and a side-by-side of Kam dancing at Swift's concert and Monday's big game.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
And here's Brian Manzullo to talk about the big game at Comerica Park today …
Playoff baseball is back in Detroit!
—Leah Olajide, Detroit Free Press, 9 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for big game
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“Big game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20game. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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