the Big Apple

noun

informal

—used as a name for New York City

She moved to the Big Apple after she graduated.

Examples of the Big Apple in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Indeed, some people in the Big Apple posted video of the Falcon 9 cruising over the city's famous skyline. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026

But this fall, there will be a second train, giving more people in Pittsburgh the chance to take the cross-state route to the Big Apple. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

However, a couple of actors in the show were recently spotted filming on location in the Big Apple. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026

Summers in the Big Apple can bring torrential, sudden rains, with water flooding into intersections and cascading down subway stairs, while nor’easters are de rigueur in the winter. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the Big Apple

• pineapple
• appal
• chapel
• dapple
• grapple