1
: a large bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London
2
: the tower that houses Big Ben
also
: the clock in the tower
Examples of Big Ben in a Sentence
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Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Ben as a Category 3.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Other beers available included the K9 Kolsch, Wheat Dreams Hefeweizen, a hazy Big Paws IPA, Big Bad Barley Wine and the Big Ben, an imperial stout.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Tourists flock to the restaurants, bars and landmarks dotted along its muddied waters: the London Eye, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
The Lego Architecture London Skyline Collection is a great gift for adults or kids ages 12 and up, complete with 468 pieces that come together to form the city’s famous landmarks, including Big Ben, the London Eye, Tower Bridge, and the Thames River.
—Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
Bikinis, beer, Beach Boys music and Big Ben provide an incongruous setting for beach volleyball in the pouring rain smack in the middle of Horse Guards Parade.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
And from 2004 to 2017, save for one season, that conference’s champion was either Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, or Big Ben Roethlisberger.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
Watching the fireworks show with Big Ben and the London Eye as your backdrop can feel like the only way to celebrate New Year’s Eve.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
Then, the royal party and the veterans stood quietly as Big Ben a couple of hundred yards away, chimed on the hour signaling the start of the two-minute silence.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Other beers available included the K9 Kolsch, Wheat Dreams Hefeweizen, a hazy Big Paws IPA, Big Bad Barley Wine and the Big Ben, an imperial stout.
—Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
Tourists flock to the restaurants, bars and landmarks dotted along its muddied waters: the London Eye, Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.
—Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
The Lego Architecture London Skyline Collection is a great gift for adults or kids ages 12 and up, complete with 468 pieces that come together to form the city’s famous landmarks, including Big Ben, the London Eye, Tower Bridge, and the Thames River.
—Mia Huelsbeck, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
Bikinis, beer, Beach Boys music and Big Ben provide an incongruous setting for beach volleyball in the pouring rain smack in the middle of Horse Guards Parade.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
And from 2004 to 2017, save for one season, that conference’s champion was either Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, or Big Ben Roethlisberger.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024
Watching the fireworks show with Big Ben and the London Eye as your backdrop can feel like the only way to celebrate New Year’s Eve.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
Then, the royal party and the veterans stood quietly as Big Ben a couple of hundred yards away, chimed on the hour signaling the start of the two-minute silence.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
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