Examples of great big in a Sentence
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After a long and sometimes agonizing wait, UCLA may have just landed its next great big man.
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Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
Like a great big tap on the shoulder, Yaeji’s smiling sledgehammer arcs across languages and generations to say: time to get to work.
—Pitchfork, 7 Dec. 2023
And for big toys that are ideal for playdates or multiple siblings, the Step2 Adventure Camper Playhouse is currently $50 off and makes a great big gift from Santa.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 4 Dec. 2023
Over her lifetime, the Sun Queen would earn more than 20 patents, nearly all of which had to do with harnessing the power of that great big burning ball in the sky.
—Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023
Posh and Becks, as the tabloids called them—nice short words, great big headlines—were a celebrity match made in heaven.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
Rubie's Adult Barney Rubble Costume (XL) $27 (was $30)
Rubie's Adult Betty Rubble Costume $27 (was $39)
Pumpkin Patch
Is there anything more Halloween-y than a great big jack-o-lantern?
—Kaitlin Stanford, Parents, 5 Oct. 2023
The blood sprays and great big chunks of squishy red flesh that tend to follow are just the icing on this gleefully violent cake.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
In terms of optimism and excitement for a season and hope for great big things to happen.
—Irie Harris, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
Like a great big tap on the shoulder, Yaeji’s smiling sledgehammer arcs across languages and generations to say: time to get to work.
—Pitchfork, 7 Dec. 2023
And for big toys that are ideal for playdates or multiple siblings, the Step2 Adventure Camper Playhouse is currently $50 off and makes a great big gift from Santa.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 4 Dec. 2023
Over her lifetime, the Sun Queen would earn more than 20 patents, nearly all of which had to do with harnessing the power of that great big burning ball in the sky.
—Johanna Mayer, Scientific American, 16 Nov. 2023
Posh and Becks, as the tabloids called them—nice short words, great big headlines—were a celebrity match made in heaven.
—Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2023
Rubie's Adult Barney Rubble Costume (XL) $27 (was $30)
Rubie's Adult Betty Rubble Costume $27 (was $39)
Pumpkin Patch
Is there anything more Halloween-y than a great big jack-o-lantern?
—Kaitlin Stanford, Parents, 5 Oct. 2023
The blood sprays and great big chunks of squishy red flesh that tend to follow are just the icing on this gleefully violent cake.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
In terms of optimism and excitement for a season and hope for great big things to happen.
—Irie Harris, cleveland, 6 Sep. 2023
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“Great big.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20big. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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