big guns

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

England play their final friendly before the World Cup starts when they face Costa Rica in Orlando on Wednesday – and that is when Tuchel has the chance to wheel out the big guns.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“If the government decides to use big guns and bring back the battleships, I’m not getting involved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Both sides wheeled out big guns, with former president Barack Obama rallying support for Spanberger and Sherrill.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

The big guns come out late in any Academy Awards broadcast — and the 77th Oscars, held on Feb. 27, 2005, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles — was no different.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

And people repeated, “It’s those damned big guns they’re shooting off in France-—spoiling the weather in the whole world.”

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck