big gun

noun

: one having preeminent status or power in a field

Examples of big gun in a Sentence

for a high-profile case like this, the law firm uses only its big guns

Recent Examples on the Web Not-so-artificial concerns Big Tech and a former big gun in the Trump administration are partnering up to raise the alarm about how artificial intelligence, with the wrong inputs, poses major risks to the world. —

Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 Sep. 2024 Does Billy get to regard big guns with glee, and does Taggart fetch a shotgun from his trunk? —

Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 2 July 2024 Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky has been exceptional, the Panthers’ opportunistic scoring has maximized every mistake Edmonton has made, and the Oilers’ big guns have yet to find a way to finish their chances. —

Bailey Johnson, Washington Post, 15 June 2024 Edmonton’s second big gun, Draisaitl, took a cross-ice pass and one-timed it. —

Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for big gun

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