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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Lions in the region had every reason to fear people, who could dispatch them with their handheld weapons and bows and arrows long before the advent of European big game hunters equipped with rifles.
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
During the big game itself, Beyoncé was photographed walking the field alongside her husband, Jay-Z, and their daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2026
Harvard-Westlake, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Sierra Canyon and Loyola all have formidable pitchers capable of winning big games against top opponents.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
This is a big game for us and a big game for them.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
During the big game itself, Beyoncé was photographed walking the field alongside her husband, Jay-Z, and their daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 16 Feb. 2026
Harvard-Westlake, Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, Sierra Canyon and Loyola all have formidable pitchers capable of winning big games against top opponents.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
This is a big game for us and a big game for them.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 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 22 Feb. 2026.
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