bigwig

Example Sentences

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Colin Firth plays Sir Bucephalus Hodge, a bigwig whose exact credentials escape me, but who’s giving the university a new science building.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

At the bigwig donor function on the Belle, Marty, Wendy, Charlotte, Jonah and Ruth are all dressed in their finest which, in this context, looks like they're dressed for a funeral.

From Salon • May 6, 2022

Richard Seroter, a tech bigwig out in Washington state, had his work day whacked by a Seattle snow day.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2022

She was always trying to sell ads, so she’d invite a potential bigwig advertiser to lunch, too.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2021

Grandpa must of been twenty-five at least when he turned over the privy at the depot with a Yankee railroad bigwig in it.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns