big gun
Example Sentences
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That’s why I was on the Hill with Fred Rogers, trying to get them to continue the funding of what I felt was a big gun, right?
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2023
“I’m not a big gun guy,” says Carlson, whose weapons include pistols, a shotgun, an AR-15 rifle, 10 loaded magazines and about 1,000 additional rounds.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022
I fired a 155 howitzer, this big gun on wheels.
From The Guardian • Jul. 18, 2020
His very big, big gun having been destroyed, along with his fleet of ships, he still manages to swagger out of the ocean, quite literally, and proclaim himself a king.
From Slate • May 13, 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
