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.

“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

"It was far from just Andrew Tate. It was not those big guns of the manosphere," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 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

But when Miss Celia doesn’t move from that mattress, I know it’s time to pull out the big guns.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett