big gun
Example Sentences
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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
“I’m a big gun guy, and I’m all for background checks,” he said.
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2019
His very big, big gun having been destroyed, along with his fleet of ships, he still manages to swagger out of the ocean, quite literally, and proclaim himself a king.
From Slate • May 13, 2019
The big gun was too heavy for him.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
