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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Highlights of Daniels excelling for the Tigers in big games might be considered within the ambit of newsworthiness and defeat a right-of-publicity claim. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Despite his failures to win the big games, Franklin won at a level plenty of schools and fan bases would welcome. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026 The Patriots reached the Super Bowl last season and fell to the Seattle Seahawks in February’s big game, 29-13. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 Of the 21 quarterbacks in the Hall of Fame who played during the Super Bowl era, 15 won the big game. — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for big game

Word History

First Known Use

1773, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of big game was in 1773

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big game

noun
: large animals hunted for sport
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