big gun
Example Sentences
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For just one example, see next term’s big gun case, which asks whether the Second Amendment prevents the government from disarming people who are under a restraining order for domestic violence.
From Slate • Aug. 31, 2023
That’s why I was on the Hill with Fred Rogers, trying to get them to continue the funding of what I felt was a big gun, right?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023
I fired a 155 howitzer, this big gun on wheels.
From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2020
On Wednesday, maritime scientists announced that they had found the sunken stern and its big gun, encrusted with sea growth, in 290 feet of water amid one of World War II’s most untouched battlefields.
From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2018
“That’s the big gun, but it stinks to high heaven. Best to keep that container sealed tight,” she said.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
