big shot
Example Sentences
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“It’s a big shot in the arm to all of us who are working to recover salmon across the state.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
He likes to be the big shot and the center of attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
And Margot Olavarria, who was the original bassist for the Go-Go’s, was a big shot in the scene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
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
If you were a big shot or a celebrity or something, then he was even more nauseating.
From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger
