big shot
Example Sentences
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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
"Not a big shot or having high thoughts of himself. He was back in training and being the same kid."
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025
Ali Monfared, the 36-year-old head coach for Canyon, said, “It was the wildest game I’ve ever seen or been involved in. There was big shot after big shot after big shot.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2025
"This is Decatur Street, son. Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. The streets talk anyway, but they talk even louder to me," he said like a big shot.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
