How to Use big name in a Sentence

big name

noun
  • Did things in the story change as the big names signed on?
    Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
  • There’s a lack of, for starters, at least one big name here.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 28 July 2022
  • Trimble is the first big name from the 2022 class in the state to commit.
    Curt Hogg, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 June 2021
  • One of the big names in the video doorbell market is Ring.
    Ellen McAlpine, Good Housekeeping, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The bullpen of stars was so deep, half of the big names barely got a chance to speak at the event.
    Amy Kaufman, latimes.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • This year’s event is bursting at the seams with big names.
    Terry Flores, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
  • But over the decades many of the big names have decamped for Midtown.
    Keiko Morris, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • Warren will be the big name on the first night; Sanders faces Biden on the second.
    Dylan Scott, Vox, 21 June 2019
  • The big names on the evening’s program were Justin Peck and Bryce Dessner.
    David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 28 Apr. 2018
  • And there are the concerts from some of rock’s biggest names like The Rolling Stones and Kiss.
    Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 10 July 2019
  • Now in its 12th year, the event attracts some of the biggest names in the anime world.
    Diego Mendoza-Moyers, ExpressNews.com, 31 Aug. 2019
  • The two-time NBA champion isn’t the only big name tied to the place.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2019
  • The Gift is set to feature some of the biggest names in afrobeats right now, and that is a huge deal.
    Ineye Komonibo, Marie Claire, 16 July 2019
  • On the one hand, Kurtzer's is a big name and adds gravitas...
    Jim Salter, Ars Technica, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Halep is not the first big name to pull out of Wimbledon this year.
    Emily Adams, USA TODAY, 25 June 2021
  • Or movies like: big names in bad stuff and small names in Christmas stuff.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Larson wasn't the only big name in the field Wednesday.
    Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The bar offers just three beers on draft and big name brands in bottles.
    Tirion Morris, azcentral, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Grab is the latest big name to hop on the SPAC bandwagon.
    Michelle Toh, CNN, 13 Apr. 2021
  • But no big chains or big names in the form of celebrity chefs or owners.
    Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Oct. 2019
  • Hired Prime Sanders, a hall-of-fame player with a big name, and names can recruit.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Nov. 2023
  • But a big name like his could certainly fire up the fan base.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Here's a look at some of the biggest names that have already declared for the 2018 NBA Draft.
    Michael Singer, USA TODAY, 15 May 2018
  • The 28-year-old pop star is far from the first big name to have their face done by Gottmik, aka Kade Gottlieb.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 Mar. 2022
  • There are some big names visiting the Queen City this week.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • Finding the next big name – or two – in daytime talk is no easy feat.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
  • The Film's Cast is Huge Selena isn't the only big name that's on set.
    Tamara Fuentes, Seventeen, 13 July 2018
  • Those fans hoping for the Wolves to land a big name may have to dream a little smaller.
    Chris Hine, Star Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021
  • So surely, when the big names atop the leaderboard teed off in the afternoon, course records would be in peril.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2025
  • If things continue on this path, Bregman could well be the big name this trade season.
    Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025

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