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Examples of big cheese in a Sentence
thinks he's a big cheese just because he's got a business card
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Somalia’s new big cheese will quickly find out how much has been bitten off his capacity to govern.
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Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2017
So for decades only accredited scholars, the occasional journalist and big cheeses got to see inside.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
Following a voting process, this international cut of designers aged under 40 will be whittled down to a final few before the winners are selected by a panel of the conglomerate’s key designers and c-suite big cheeses some time in the summer.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
All is fair in love and big cheese.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 2 Feb. 2023
There’s a new big cheese in Wisconsin real estate.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2022
According to Business Insider, the increase in the demand for cheese has caused the product's price to reach record highs, especially since many of the restaurants that are able to remain open with takeout and delivery are big cheese users (think pizzerias and fast-food eateries).
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2020
However, big cheese psychiatrist Kenneth S. Kendler recently posted a brief note defending the decision.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2011
Bob Iger is back as the House of Mouse’s big cheese.
—Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2022
Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2017
So for decades only accredited scholars, the occasional journalist and big cheeses got to see inside.
—Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
Following a voting process, this international cut of designers aged under 40 will be whittled down to a final few before the winners are selected by a panel of the conglomerate’s key designers and c-suite big cheeses some time in the summer.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2023
All is fair in love and big cheese.
—Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 2 Feb. 2023
There’s a new big cheese in Wisconsin real estate.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Jan. 2022
According to Business Insider, the increase in the demand for cheese has caused the product's price to reach record highs, especially since many of the restaurants that are able to remain open with takeout and delivery are big cheese users (think pizzerias and fast-food eateries).
—Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2020
However, big cheese psychiatrist Kenneth S. Kendler recently posted a brief note defending the decision.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 21 Mar. 2011
Bob Iger is back as the House of Mouse’s big cheese.
—Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2022
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“Big cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20cheese. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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