big league

noun

1
2
: big time sense 2
often used in plural
big-league adjective
big leaguer noun

Examples of big league in a Sentence

Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism.
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Now, a small memorial has been placed on the corner, and a modest subdivision has been built on the grounds where many of us got our first taste of big league thrills. Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2025 However, average remaining tools make keep him from being an elite big league player. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Indeed, Lombard has spent time around big league clubhouses, as his dad, George Lombard Sr., played for the Braves, Tigers, Devil Rays and Nationals from 1998-2006. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 May 2025 Since then, the District of Columbia has overwhelmingly surpassed Baltimore as a big league city by any conceivable measurement. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for big league

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of big league was in 1883

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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20league. Accessed 11 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

big league

noun
: the highest level especially in baseball
big-league adjective
big leaguer noun
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