big league

noun

1
2
: big time sense 2
often used in plural
big-league adjective
big leaguer noun

Examples of big league in a Sentence

Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism.
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Roman Anthony’s first big league game was a roller coaster. Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2025 Roman Anthony is back in the lineup again for his second big league game and will once again start in right field and bat fifth. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 June 2025 But the Brewers have proven successful at building perfectly acceptable big league starters out of ordinary raw materials. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 Mayer and Campbell have already made it to the Boston big league roster. Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for big league

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of big league was in 1883

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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20league. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

big league

noun
: the highest level especially in baseball
big-league adjective
big leaguer noun
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