How to Use big game in a Sentence

big game

noun
  • They traveled to Africa to hunt big game.
  • The Celtics are now the big game on the schedule, even for the Warriors.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Dec. 2022
  • This is the type of big game the Rams are looking for Stafford to win.
    Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Want to watch the big game in style without breaking the bank?
    Dylan Reffe, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Look for a big game from Lexie Hull on both sides of the ball.
    USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
  • It's not yet known if Swift will attend the big game on Feb. 11.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • Take a look at what the stars are getting into ahead of the big game.
    Rivea Ruff, Essence, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The night before the big game, a singalong breaks out in The Turf, the pub next door to the Racecourse.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Next year’s Super Bowl will be the first time the big game is held in the Vegas area.
    Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Sep. 2023
  • Hai's big game fault seemed to be not blending in enough.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 5 May 2022
  • The numbers won’t show that Brady had a big game in his team’s 19-3 win vs. the Cowboys.
    Tim Bielik, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022
  • Exit it with a Week 10 matchup with the Chargers in a big game for both teams.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The two teams meet Saturday night in a big game in Kent.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 29 Jan. 2022
  • That was part of a nine-year stretch when Brady and New England came up short in the big game.
    Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2022
  • So that makes Tuesday night in Toronto the next big game.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Barkley will have a chance for a big game on the road but that won’t be enough to secure the win for the Giants.
    Ian Firstenberg, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2022
  • Many are wondering where to get a ticket to the big game.
    Kaylee Remington, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
  • For his part, Giuliani talked a big game but came up short.
    Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Tiësto joins a list of top-notch artists who will perform at the big game.
    Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Look for Donovan Mitchell to show out at home in a big game against the Lakers.
    Nina Turner, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Preparation leading up to the big game has been the same.
    BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2021
  • Kris' full, 30-second Oreo ad is set to air in the second quarter of the big game.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Swift was in Tokyo for the latest leg of her Eras Tour, and Kelce has been in training mode for the big game.
    Lindy Segal, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Next year’s game will be the eighth time that football fans have flocked to New Orleans for the big game.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2024
  • All the big game experience was on the side of Mars Hill.
    Al.com Reports, al, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Enough to perhaps do some big game hunting if that’s what the Sharks want to do.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
  • This will allow viewers the full weekend to watch the episode before the big game.
    Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Will Trevor Lawrence have another big game against the Colts?
    The Indianapolis Star, 16 Oct. 2022
  • Noah Clowney had a big game, too, coming off the bench to score 18 points while hitting 5 of 8 from beyond the arc.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 27 Jan. 2025
  • This could mean that all four starters or potentially a few might miss the big game.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025

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