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 They’ll be joined by Pieter Mulier, who opted out of Alaïa’s usual off-calendar slot adjacent to the Paris couture season in favor of an off-calendar show here in the Big Apple. —

Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 22 July 2024 Explore the Big Apple on foot by strolling the Brooklyn or Williamsburg Bridge. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2024 Daisy Edgar-Jones is storming through the Big Apple in more than one high-profile look! —

Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 19 July 2024 The glamorous round-trip adventure will run from June 27, 2025, to July 9 and kicks off in New York with stops in Bermuda, Lisbon, Marseille, London, and Foynes in Ireland before heading back to the Big Apple. —

Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for the Big Apple

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