How to Use big in a Sentence

big

1 of 3 adjective

• We had a big fund-raiser for the school.
• She moved to a bigger city.
• He led a big group through the museum.
• She works for a big company.
• He organized a big advertising campaign.
• Bond is big all over the world.
  — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 June 2026
• Rick played a big part in that.
  — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
• Has good feet for a big man too.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
• Perez left some big shoes to fill.
  — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2026
• So that put a big spark in there.
  — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 11 May 2026
• Murase added the bronze to her gold in big air.
  — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
• The Bulls like their two-big look.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
• Risk was not a big issue for her.
  — Stephen Galloway, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
• That was the biggest thing for me.
  — Ren Clayton, CBS News, 15 Jan. 2026
• This might be the biggest shift of all.
  — David Mozeika, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• The sound of the big ship sinking.
  — Jon Landau, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
• This is a big increase from just last year.
  — Ofer Klein, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• That includes big projects and small ones.
  — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026
• His biggest free throws were still to come.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2026
• This was bigger than that, too.
  — Greg Cote updated March 17, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2026
• Here's how to get the biggest taco haul.
  — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 7 Oct. 2025
• Little things are big to those who need them.
  — Maureen Carrig, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
• That’s quite a big thing to have on your resume.
  — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
• Quince has big goals for its menswear business.
  — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
• One big thick winter coat tends not to do the trick.
  — ABC News, 21 Jan. 2026
• What are your big goals for 2026?
  — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
• The big splash could not be a player who makes waves.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
• Here are three of the big talking points from the game.
  — Jack Lang, New York Times, 1 June 2026
• For a month-plus this is the biggest event in the world.
  — Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
• But hey, Big Pork would make big bank.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026

big

2 of 3 adverb

• He talks big about his plans, but he hasn't done much yet.
• Its big-toothed smile is busted.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
• Now would be a good time for the Mavs’ front office to come up big for a change.
  — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 21 June 2023
• Both of these fine programs might show up big at the Emmys this year.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2021
• The defense came up big, showing well for the first time this season.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Oct. 2021
• On March 22, Sheppard came up big once again.
  — Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
• The third-year center dealt with foul trouble but came up big when his team needed him the most.
  — James Boyd, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2022
• Odom came up big in the backcourt and that's what Xavier needs from its sophomore point guard.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 28 Nov. 2021
• But the Spartans’ defense again came up big along the 3-point arc to hang on.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 19 Nov. 2022
• Spears sang vocal runs in the mirror, and big-upped herself in the captions.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2021
• With the game on the line, the Seminoles’ defense came up big in the fourth quarter.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 17 Sep. 2022
• But the win does seem to have given him permission to go big more often and have fun doing it.
  — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
• And not in the usual way, not by being showy or pushy or big-footing her way into something.
  — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 8 May 2026
• As Beaver fans celebrated for the men’s team, so did a bettor who came up big.
  — oregonlive, 22 Mar. 2021
• He was beat on OSU's first touchdown of the day but came up big after.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2022
• Amari Thomas came up big on the next series to shut down the Yellow Jackets.
  — Anton Williams, al, 27 Aug. 2022
• The win came as three others scored big in the California lottery.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2023
• Patton Oswalt stars as the big-headed creep himself, whose life is going down the tubes.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2021
• Michael Gallup remains a starter, and Noah Brown came up big against Houston.
  — Dallas News, 14 Dec. 2022
• New bettors can start things off on the right foot by going big on this primetime NFL matchup.
  — cleveland, 1 Jan. 2023
• That remains to be seen, but Quick has a history of coming up big in the postseason.
  — Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022
• Elijah Mendez came up big on the next drive for the Mustangs to score a 53 yard touchdown.
  — Chris Coppola, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2021
• The Indianapolis Colts’ first two draft picks came up big on Sunday.
  — Joel A. Erickson, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2021
• With the Lakers down big in the third, Beverley drove and scored over Paul, drawing a foul.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2022
• Schroder came up big in the fourth quarter when the Lakers’ 15-point second-half lead turned into a one-point deficit.
  — Broderick Turner Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2021
• The big-hitting DeChambeau didn’t just impress with the driver, either.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 27 Aug. 2021
• Myles Turner, who missed Monday’s game with a sore hamstring, played 34 minutes and came up big down the stretch.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2022
• While the runners rolled around the far turn and headed for the wire, the big-running Renegade weaved through the crowd and muscled his way towards the front.
  — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
• Beastly Bay Hill sets up well for the big-hitting 25-year-old New Yorker.
  — Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2023
• Sabalenka closed it out on her serve when the big-hitting Anisimova also misfired on her forehand.
  — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025

big

3 of 3 noun

• There will be guards, and there will be bigs.
  — Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Even their bigs handle the ball like guards.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
• Even for bigs in off-ball roles, that’s not common.
  — John Hollinger, New York Times, 20 June 2026
• At this big of a discount, don't miss out on this deal!
  — PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
• There was no weaker cleanup man in the bigs the first three weeks.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Apr. 2023
• And now, for the first time, a woman has made it to the bigs.
  — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
• There was no weaker cleanup man in the bigs in the first three weeks.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2023
• Wood could serve as a second-unit big who can run the floor and score.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Sep. 2023
• So the plan would be to force those bigs to guard out on the floor on islands.
  — Cj Moore, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
• Their bigs stay closer to the basket now.
  — Fred Katz, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
• Her game has changed the way bigs play in the league forever.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• But there wasn’t much support from the Heat’s young bigs.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
• More bigs could go just after the lottery or late in the first round.
  — David Aldridge, New York Times, 21 June 2026
• Some bigs take longer to develop than others in their age group.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2026
• But the movie is most enduring for its great big, beating heart.
  — Glenn Frankel, Washington Post, 16 June 2022
• Hurston Waldrep could return to the bigs.
  — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 15 June 2026
• Teams need bigs, and the big men are taking advantage.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
• Guards, bigs, everybody just has to rebound, box out and just run.
  — Arkansas Online, 12 Jan. 2026
• Their bigs dominated us, and you guys watched the game, too.
  — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
• Honestly, though, this shouldn’t come as that big of a surprise to most fans.
  — Kelly Schremph, refinery29.com, 19 Aug. 2021
• The bigs asked the guards to fight over screens harder so they wouldn’t be caught out of position.
  — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
• So our bigs were going to have to hit bodies, but our guards were going to have to come clean it up.
  — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
• Miller and Crawford are closer than ever to the bigs.
  — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
• Through three months of the season, the bigs are making May look brilliant.
  — Cj Moore, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
• Three Knicks bigs were already being forced to think instead of just play.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
• Seven have come against teams with a European big.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
• His solid play in the outfield gives him a real chance to play in the bigs within the next three years.
  — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• Sarr struggles to finish shots through contact against heavier bigs.
  — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• The speed of running and jumping provide a nice big of momentum to the game.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Feb. 2022
• De Ridder is one of the best returning bigs in college hoops.
  — Cj Moore june 2, New York Times, 2 June 2026