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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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?
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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
Located within the swanky Manhattan West development, the Pendry Manhattan West brings California cool to the Big Apple through design elements like lush greenery, modern furnishings, and light wood accents.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
A far cry from the trendy neighborhood seen in films and TV shows today, the area is home to some of the Big Apple’s most unsavory citizens.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Created by Lena Dunham, the series follows a young woman who gets financially cut off by her parents and learns to fend for herself while living in the Big Apple.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
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
Located within the swanky Manhattan West development, the Pendry Manhattan West brings California cool to the Big Apple through design elements like lush greenery, modern furnishings, and light wood accents.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2024
A far cry from the trendy neighborhood seen in films and TV shows today, the area is home to some of the Big Apple’s most unsavory citizens.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
Created by Lena Dunham, the series follows a young woman who gets financially cut off by her parents and learns to fend for herself while living in the Big Apple.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 2 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 25 Apr. 2024.
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