bigwig

Example Sentences

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He and other customers bolted to confront the Border Patrol bigwig.

From Los Angeles Times

Don't forget Reeves has several different audiences – not just the public and her party, but the financial bigwigs too.

From BBC

The bowing and scraping from some corporate bigwigs is so pathetic that it sometimes gets comical.

From Salon

The art at the center of these industries is, to many of these bigwigs, a means to an end.

From Salon

Allred has also built a bipartisan coalition, securing the support of both his party’s left-wing bigwigs and prominent Republicans who have soured on Cruz.

From Salon