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when she became the network's White House correspondent, she knew that she was now playing with the big boys
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There are big boys throwing their weight around, and there are wild skinnies with flying arms and spinning back-kicks, chopping out their emergency version of personal space.
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
The wins against the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were not an accident, or luck; Williams has made a big boy impact.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
Cowell announced his search for the next big boy band last summer, hosting open-call auditions in London, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Dublin.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Our Prince of Wales is feeling the jet lag so his big boy is there instead!
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
The wins against the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs were not an accident, or luck; Williams has made a big boy impact.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Dec. 2025
Cowell announced his search for the next big boy band last summer, hosting open-call auditions in London, Liverpool, Newcastle, and Dublin.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025
Our Prince of Wales is feeling the jet lag so his big boy is there instead!
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for big boy
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“Big boy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20boy. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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