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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Georgia Southern: This should be a top offense in the Sun Belt, led by returning quarterback JC French IV, but the defense must step up in the big games.
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Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Campbell was suspected of taking the money and using it for personal expenses, including for big game hunting trips in Alaska, Africa, and other locations; taxidermy fees; jewelry; gambling; and direct payments to his girlfriend, the DOJ said.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Just over 363,000 of those licenses include big game hunting as well.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 17 Aug. 2025
But his technical quality shone through, as did his knack for making his mark in big games: Paqueta scored in the 2017 Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana finals, becoming a fan favourite in the process.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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Chris Vannini, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Campbell was suspected of taking the money and using it for personal expenses, including for big game hunting trips in Alaska, Africa, and other locations; taxidermy fees; jewelry; gambling; and direct payments to his girlfriend, the DOJ said.
—Corina Vanek, AZCentral.com, 17 Aug. 2025
Just over 363,000 of those licenses include big game hunting as well.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 17 Aug. 2025
But his technical quality shone through, as did his knack for making his mark in big games: Paqueta scored in the 2017 Copa do Brasil and Copa Sudamericana finals, becoming a fan favourite in the process.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 31 July 2025
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 1 Sep. 2025.
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