the big city
noun phrase
—used to refer to a particular city without naming it
I grew up on a farm, so my move to the big city was a big change.
life in the big city
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Kelly's Quinn O'Grady runs a local dance hall after a stint in the big city working as a concert pianist.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Clearly these folks are from some small town, in the big city for the first time, and don’t know how to act in the theater.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Nick Jonas is loving showing his daughter the big city.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
At the start of Mike Nichols' '80s classic, Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is just a humble Staten Island secretary looking to prove herself in the big city.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Clearly these folks are from some small town, in the big city for the first time, and don’t know how to act in the theater.
—Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
Nick Jonas is loving showing his daughter the big city.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
At the start of Mike Nichols' '80s classic, Tess McGill (Melanie Griffith) is just a humble Staten Island secretary looking to prove herself in the big city.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the big city
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“The big city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20city. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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