big-city

adjective

: of or relating to a large city

big-city problems such as overcrowding and noise

a big-city school/hospital

big-city mayors

Examples of big-city in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The governor of Baja California is a 40-year-old attorney and former big-city mayor named Marina del Pilar. — Kevin Sieff, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026

If big-city energy appeals, with days spent wandering between markets and museums before settling into a top table for dinner, then the Western Cape—home to Cape Town—might be the best choice. — Katie Silcox, Vogue, 21 July 2026

In the pandemic years, demographic experts say, under-35 adults retreated to parental homes to ride out quarantines and escape big-city crowds. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 11 July 2026

Dallas Stop in the Big D to experience Texas hospitality with big-city flair. — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026

Rhymes for big-city

• committee
• permittee
• prakriti
• bitty
• city
• ditty
• gritty
• kitty
• nitty
• pity
• pretty
• smriti