big deal
noun
: something of special importance
what's the big deal?
—sometimes used ironically as an interjection
Examples of big deal in a Sentence
The party was a big deal.
The cost didn't seem like much to me, but I know it was a big deal for many people.
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And that was a really big deal, because that was the first new category in, like many decades.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The especially big deal on this long-range version with dual fuel tanks is that it's got a ride-by-wire throttle replacing the traditional cable throttle system.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
However, whatever the judgment call, the absence of a big deal like the Zhao pardon does stand out, if nothing else for the political and geopolitical aspects of it.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
But their lives from the La Jolla beach culture to the glamour of the silver screen were kind of a big deal back in the ’60s.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
The especially big deal on this long-range version with dual fuel tanks is that it's got a ride-by-wire throttle replacing the traditional cable throttle system.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
However, whatever the judgment call, the absence of a big deal like the Zhao pardon does stand out, if nothing else for the political and geopolitical aspects of it.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
But their lives from the La Jolla beach culture to the glamour of the silver screen were kind of a big deal back in the ’60s.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big deal
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“Big deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20deal. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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