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

Bre Blair as Stacey McGill Blair played sophisticated big-city girl Stacey and ended up growing close with her castmates off-screen, which mirrored the film's main focus on female friendship. —Drew MacKie, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025

The task force should be led by the public sector, with the big-city mayors out in front. —Russell Hancock, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025

For the past five years, Washington DC has been named the nation's best big-city park system by the nonprofit Trust for Public Land. —Joey Garrison, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025

From the historic Slippery Noodle Inn—Indiana's oldest tavern—to creative cocktail bars and farm-to-table restaurants, Indianapolis has big-city luxuries without losing an iota of small-town charm. —Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for big-city

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