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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Dosio, a 75-year-old big game hunter, was killed on April 17 during a hunting trip in Gabon, Central Africa, after a herd of elephants attacked him in the rainforest.
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Ryan Brennan
april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Ricky Gervais is facing backlash after weighing in on the death of Ernie Dosio — a 75-year-old big game hunter who was killed by a herd of elephants during a hunting trip in Africa.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Does Dosunmu have another big game in him if the Wolves are down two starters?
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Ossenfort said that Beck’s experience in big games was part of why the team picked him.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan
april 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
Ricky Gervais is facing backlash after weighing in on the death of Ernie Dosio — a 75-year-old big game hunter who was killed by a herd of elephants during a hunting trip in Africa.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
Does Dosunmu have another big game in him if the Wolves are down two starters?
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Ossenfort said that Beck’s experience in big games was part of why the team picked him.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Big game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20game. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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