the Big Apple
noun
informal
—used as a name for New York City
She moved to the Big Apple after she graduated.
Examples of the Big Apple in a Sentence
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Gala in the Big Apple, notable figures of color were seen representing their style in the best way possible–all while having a great time.
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Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Apr. 2024
The reboot was to follow detectives Nat Gilmore and Melissa Ortiz and their investigations into the Big Apple's most dangerous criminals from Harlem to Battery Park.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Yellow Taxi Fellow New Yorkers know how magical the city can be in the summertime and what better way to evoke the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple than with the iconic taxi cab yellow.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
Why would the Knicks choose two characters so closely associated with New Jersey — at a time when a different NBA franchise, the Nets, still played in the Garden State — as part of a pitch for LeBron to come to the Big Apple?
5.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Unlike his past civil trials in the Big Apple, for this criminal trial, Trump is required to attend each day in person — although the judge could grant permission for special absences.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
Fifth Avenue, unquestionably one of the most famous streets on the planet, cuts a broad north-south streak through the neighborhood, with the ESB towering 1,250 feet over the Big Apple at the corner of West 34th Street.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
In that galactic center, stars are packed much closer together than in the sun’s neighborhood, similar to rush hour commuters in the Big Apple, flinging about in their speedy orbits around the black hole.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
The 89,000-ton vessel, the APL Qingdao, lost power in the Kill Van Kull waterway, a busy shipping lane between the Big Apple's borough of Staten Island and New Jersey.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2024
Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Apr. 2024
The reboot was to follow detectives Nat Gilmore and Melissa Ortiz and their investigations into the Big Apple's most dangerous criminals from Harlem to Battery Park.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 26 Apr. 2024
Yellow Taxi Fellow New Yorkers know how magical the city can be in the summertime and what better way to evoke the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple than with the iconic taxi cab yellow.
—Audrey Noble, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
Why would the Knicks choose two characters so closely associated with New Jersey — at a time when a different NBA franchise, the Nets, still played in the Garden State — as part of a pitch for LeBron to come to the Big Apple?
5.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2024
Unlike his past civil trials in the Big Apple, for this criminal trial, Trump is required to attend each day in person — although the judge could grant permission for special absences.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Apr. 2024
Fifth Avenue, unquestionably one of the most famous streets on the planet, cuts a broad north-south streak through the neighborhood, with the ESB towering 1,250 feet over the Big Apple at the corner of West 34th Street.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2024
In that galactic center, stars are packed much closer together than in the sun’s neighborhood, similar to rush hour commuters in the Big Apple, flinging about in their speedy orbits around the black hole.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2024
The 89,000-ton vessel, the APL Qingdao, lost power in the Kill Van Kull waterway, a busy shipping lane between the Big Apple's borough of Staten Island and New Jersey.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2024
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“The Big Apple.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Big%20Apple. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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