big gun

noun

: one having preeminent status or power in a field

Examples of big gun in a Sentence

for a high-profile case like this, the law firm uses only its big guns

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Things are not that simple, not least because the 2015-16 season was unique in the sense that many of the usual big guns had a stuttering campaign. —

Paul Taylor, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025 From there, this group take on up the stairs in search of The Front Man and his charges, with the episode turning into one big gun fight, centered largely around what appears to be a Barbie dream house if it was designed by M. C. Escher. —

Peter White, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2024 First, John Beecher iced the puck from the neutral zone and the Stars were able to get some of their big guns on the ice. —

Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 14 Nov. 2024 There’s tons of in-your-face werewolf action, big guns and lots of blood and guts in this throwback flick that would feel right at home in a drive-in double feature. —

William Earl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for big gun