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 Super Bowl will return to Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas in 2029 for the second time after NFL owners voted Monday in Phoenix to award the nation's gambling and entertainment capital the big game.
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CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
The window will remain open until the tournament starts, but big games, such as the June 27 match-up between Colombia and Portugal in Miami, are expected to sell out quickly.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
Allegiant Stadium will once again host the Super Bowl, with the NFL announcing Tuesday that the big game will return to Las Vegas in 2029.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The Super Bowl will return to Las Vegas in 2029 for the second time after NFL owners voted Monday to award the nation’s gambling and entertainment capital the big game.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
The window will remain open until the tournament starts, but big games, such as the June 27 match-up between Colombia and Portugal in Miami, are expected to sell out quickly.
—Rafael Nam, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
Allegiant Stadium will once again host the Super Bowl, with the NFL announcing Tuesday that the big game will return to Las Vegas in 2029.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
The Super Bowl will return to Las Vegas in 2029 for the second time after NFL owners voted Monday to award the nation’s gambling and entertainment capital the big game.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
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 3 Apr. 2026.
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