big beast
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Mr Alexander, the Labour big beast she beat, is hoping to return as an MP, standing for Labour in a different seat in the east of Scotland.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2024
He’s been a big beast of the media world for five decades.
From New York Times ● Jan. 5, 2022
The big beast lingered in the driveway before Prero fired a “bear round” from her shotgun to shoo the animal away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2019
There is a third key demand of Woodward: to be a supreme head-hunter who lands a managerial big beast who can again make United a trophy-gobbling behemoth.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 21, 2015
Every man wanted something for himself, but the big beast that was all of them wanted only westering.
From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck
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