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

Later in the chat, a Binance VIP client manager said: “Karry the big shot, haha. Boss Rock has mentioned you before.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 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

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

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