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

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

The move also comes after Hochul endorsed socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in his 2025 candidacy, as Mamdani has made many in the Big Apple’s financial and business sectors worried about the impacts of his socialist policies on business. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026

The scarcity of Gehry’s work in New York has made these principal buildings all the more critical to the fabric of contemporary architecture and to Gehry’s mark on the Big Apple. — Maya Chawla, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026

Alas, for this young man and his fellow New Yorkers of color, especially for New Yorkers living in low income neighborhoods, their time of relaxing in the Big Apple was short lived. — Robert Gangi, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the Big Apple

• pineapple
• appal
• chapel
• dapple
• grapple