big shot
Example Sentences
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Brook had made a scintillating hundred but tried one big shot too many to fall for 111.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Three days after Kennard made every big shot, he made every big shot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
He likes to be the big shot and the center of attention.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
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
“You think you’re a big shot, don’t you?”
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
