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 55-year-old went missing from his Ridgeville, South Carolina, home on Sunday, January 26, 2020 — just one week before the big game.
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Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the day before the big game, they were photographed together at Michael Rubin's 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at the Sugar Mill in New Orleans.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Sharing behind-the-scenes snaps from rehearsals on Instagram, Olympia was pictured standing next to her mom as Williams practiced crip-walking before the big game.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The Eagles safety's mother was in Cocoa Village, Florida, not New Orleans for the big game.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
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Nicolás Viñuela, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
Additionally, the day before the big game, they were photographed together at Michael Rubin's 2025 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at the Sugar Mill in New Orleans.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
Sharing behind-the-scenes snaps from rehearsals on Instagram, Olympia was pictured standing next to her mom as Williams practiced crip-walking before the big game.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
The Eagles safety's mother was in Cocoa Village, Florida, not New Orleans for the big game.
—Chantz Martin, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Big game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20game. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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