big fish

Example Sentences

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"A few years ago, I used to catch big fish like captains and catfish but because of the pollution, they've moved further out to sea," fisherman Gilby Mwana-Fioti told AFP.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

She was a big fish in a small and comfortable pond.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

“There’s a lot of big fish on the lake,” said Paul Muche, scion of a family considered sturgeon-spearing royalty.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

García Luna was a big fish ready to be fried in Brooklyn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

He was going to set his big fish traps later in the week, and if the catch was good, he would let her bring us some fish.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver