big gun
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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For just one example, see next term’s big gun case, which asks whether the Second Amendment prevents the government from disarming people who are under a restraining order for domestic violence.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2023
If this appeal to latinidad still doesn’t work, Caruso brings out the big gun for his Spanish-language commercial on crime: a guy who sounds just like the Dodgers’ Hall of Fame broadcaster Jaime Jarrín.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2022
I fired a 155 howitzer, this big gun on wheels.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 18, 2020
“I’m a big gun guy, and I’m all for background checks,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 9, 2019
I didn’t have time to wonder why they’d be so scared they’d keep a big gun like that out in the open because I spotted my suitcase slid way under the kitchen table!
From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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