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for a high-profile case like this, the law firm uses only its big guns
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The battleship used to rule the seas thanks to big guns and thick armor, was displaced by the aircraft carrier.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But there was a gun, a big gun, with lots of bullets and we are left with grief and the funerals for the four New Yorkers who were taken from us.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
The added wrinkle this time around is that the series will start in Edmonton, so Kris Knoblauch will have a bit more control over the matchup game to free up his big guns.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The cliffhanger ending clearly indicates a third movie in the planning, so maybe the filmmakers are saving their big guns for a final chapter.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
But there was a gun, a big gun, with lots of bullets and we are left with grief and the funerals for the four New Yorkers who were taken from us.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
The added wrinkle this time around is that the series will start in Edmonton, so Kris Knoblauch will have a bit more control over the matchup game to free up his big guns.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2025
The cliffhanger ending clearly indicates a third movie in the planning, so maybe the filmmakers are saving their big guns for a final chapter.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for big gun
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“Big gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20gun. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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