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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Another camp speculates that these forebears met human nomads on the trail of big game and started traveling with them, eventually arriving in China via Mongolia through their supporting role as war dogs.
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Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Sierra Canyon has gotten to this big game before in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, McDavid is going to get some questions about his ability to go supernova in big games that have historic importance.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
His first big game in charge was a 6-1 rout of Real España in Honduras in the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup on Tuesday.
—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Sierra Canyon has gotten to this big game before in 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.
—Tarek Fattal, Daily News, 23 Feb. 2026
In the meantime, McDavid is going to get some questions about his ability to go supernova in big games that have historic importance.
—Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
His first big game in charge was a 6-1 rout of Real España in Honduras in the first round of the Concacaf Champions Cup on Tuesday.
—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Big game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20game. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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