big name

noun

: a performer or personage of top rank in popular recognition

a big name in the business world

big-name

ˈbig-ˌnām

adjective

Examples of big name in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The scramble to grab fashion’s legacy brands features big names, big deals and some sharp elbows. —

Evan Clark, WWD, 10 July 2024 Another missing titan Buffett isn’t the only big name who plans on skipping Sun Valley this year—Tesla CEO Elon Musk also won’t be attending. —

Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 9 July 2024 Loading your audio article In its six decades, one venue in Connecticut featured theatrical performances by such big names as Al Pacino, Kathleen Turner and Sam Waterston. —

Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 7 July 2024 This year, Viggo Mortensen was the first big name to arrive in Karlovy Vary for a special honor, but also to promote his feminist Western The Dead Don’t Hurt, which world premiered at Toronto, a bit more. —

Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for big name

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