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

Many restaurants within this year’s list support the growing trend that rurally set tasting menus are sometimes more interesting than their big-city counterparts, luring an increasing number of diners. — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Just 20 minutes east of Asheville, this small town has a similar creative energy and food scene but trades the big-city buzz for a more relaxed, intimate pace. — Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2026

John Wayne and Gary Cooper, like Ken-san, often played anachronistic loners from a disappearing Arcadia that was being destroyed by hard-nosed modernizers—greedy bankers, railway owners, big-city politicians. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Life seems swell until a special unit of big-city police led by Detective Kühn (Jella Haase) swoop in and seize one of Philip’s devices. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for big-city

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