BIG in a Sentence
Learn BIG from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
292 example sentences for BIG, such as:
1. The new town hall is a big building.
2. The big Bentley purred along the road.
3. The skirt was too big around the waist.
4. The cat hogged himself to attack a big dog.
5. I had a big argument with my mother this morning.
2. The big Bentley purred along the road.
3. The skirt was too big around the waist.
4. The cat hogged himself to attack a big dog.
5. I had a big argument with my mother this morning.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of BIG
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big
a. loud and firm
a. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
Classic Sentence: (106 in 8 pages)
1 "This is such a big lonely place," she said slowly, as if she were turning matters over in her mind.
2 Mary was startled and sorry when she heard the big clock in the courtyard strike the hour of her midday dinner.
3 "I love his big mouth," said Mary obstinately.
4 It's a big place and you may go where you like and amuse yourself as you like.
5 It was a big room with ancient, handsome furniture in it.
6 The boy had a sharp, delicate face the color of ivory and he seemed to have eyes too big for it.
7 They were agate gray and they looked too big for his face because they had black lashes all round them.
8 If you are real, sit down on that big footstool and talk.
9 He's a big lad to cry like a baby, but when he's in a passion he'll fair scream just to frighten us.
10 He asked me questions and I sat on a big footstool and talked to him about India and about the robin and gardens.
11 Then a big doctor came to see him an made them take it off.
12 He was wrapped in a velvet dressing-gown and sat against a big brocaded cushion.
13 "This is the first one," said Mary, seating herself on the big stool.
14 There were some big books on a table at his side and he dragged one suddenly toward him.
15 He turned his head on his pillow and shut his eyes and a big tear was squeezed out and ran down his cheek.
Example Sentence: (186 in 13 pages)
1 He's already in training for the big race against Bailey.
2 The four men arrested were described as really big fish by the U.
3 Her job is to go round the big fashion shows sniffing out talent for a modelling agency.
4 The big Bentley purred along the road.
5 There are many big sharks waiting for the wee Minister to announce the terms of these sales.
6 I had a big argument with my mother this morning.
7 We bought the house to arm against big price rises.
8 The skirt was too big around the waist.
9 The trivial upsets of daily living assume importance but the big tragedies they take in their stride.
10 The cat hogged himself to attack a big dog.
11 Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.
12 She is going to play the piano to a big audience this evening.
13 It gave me a big thrill to meet my favourite author in person.
14 She put all the flowers together in one big bunch.
15 The new town hall is a big building.