big shot
Example Sentences
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I hope the move to number seven works for him but he is not quite looking like the Stokes that walked out, bossed around, owned the crease and played the big shot.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
“It’s a big shot in the arm to all of us who are working to recover salmon across the state.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
He likes to be the big shot and the center of attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
When the big shot came, Stokes had positioned both a mid-on and long-on while Bashir looped up the second slowest wicket-taking delivery by an England bowler this decade.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
He always wanted everybody to go back to their own room and shut up when he was finished being the big shot.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
