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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Like, what can the team do to get over that hump and finally make it to the big game?
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Some big games lay on the horizon.
—Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
But Curry also threw three interceptions, two of them to Jeremiah Earby, who added to his big game with a first-half fumble recovery.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 23 Nov. 2025
Cincinnati ranks among the worst teams in the league at defending those positions, which opens the door to potential big games for Henderson and Hunter Henry.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
Some big games lay on the horizon.
—Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
But Curry also threw three interceptions, two of them to Jeremiah Earby, who added to his big game with a first-half fumble recovery.
—Jim Keyser, Idaho Statesman, 23 Nov. 2025
Cincinnati ranks among the worst teams in the league at defending those positions, which opens the door to potential big games for Henderson and Hunter Henry.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Nov. 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 29 Nov. 2025.
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