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.
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The 1986 Sydney Pollack film starred Streep and Robert Redford as a baroness and a big game hunter who fall in love in a lush desert romance.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 15 May 2024
The two pitchers, Brianne Weiss of Orange Lutheran and Brynne Nally of Pacifica, both have performed well in big games all season.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 15 May 2024
The two pitchers, Brianne Weiss of Orange Lutheran and Brynne Nally of Pacifica, both have performed well in big games all season.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 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 20 May. 2024.
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