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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Retain your viewership and build a community by posting about the next event of the season to get viewers excited about the next big game on the calendar.
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Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
After missing six in a row with a hamstring injury, Wiggins participated in shootaround on Monday and seems positioned to return for Wednesday’s big game in Chicago.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Kings center Domantas Sabonis had a big game, putting up 29 points and 18 rebounds while going 12 of 16 from the field and 2 of 3 from 3-point range.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
That’s the other thing, Dragon Quest III was and is a big game.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
After missing six in a row with a hamstring injury, Wiggins participated in shootaround on Monday and seems positioned to return for Wednesday’s big game in Chicago.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2025
Kings center Domantas Sabonis had a big game, putting up 29 points and 18 rebounds while going 12 of 16 from the field and 2 of 3 from 3-point range.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
That’s the other thing, Dragon Quest III was and is a big game.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 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 Apr. 2025.
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