How to Use big name in a Sentence

big name

noun
Definition of big namenext
  • 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
  • This year’s event is bursting at the seams with big names.
    — Terry Flores, Variety, 11 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Larson wasn't the only big name in the field Wednesday.
    — Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Grab is the latest big name to hop on the SPAC bandwagon.
    — Michelle Toh, CNN, 13 Apr. 2021
  • 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
  • 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
  • Finding the next big name – or two – in daytime talk is no easy feat.
    — Marc Berman, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
  • 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
  • The Proven Winners brand has long been a big name in growing flowers.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2022
  • Many people will never spend more, though big name brands can stretch that to $45.
    — Bob Beacham, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2020
  • Even so, this smooth 100% Blue Agave could stand up proudly next to a big name like Patron.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 19 July 2022
  • The Toreros, though, live in a big-picture world where a patient build was entrusted to a big name.
    — Bryce Millercolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Atwell was the other big name left off the field in Saturday's loss to Virginia.
    — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Joanna Gaines has made a big name for herself over the past 20-something years.
    — Maggie Horton, Country Living, 26 June 2022
  • Tonga, now a rookie with the Chicago Bears, wasn’t the only big name to depart the Cougars.
    — Norma Gonzalez, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Johnson was the biggest — though hardly the only big name — to drop out.
    — Tim Reynolds, ajc, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Lorde, of course, is far from the only big name on the Primavera Sound lineup.
    — Justin Curto, Vulture, 25 May 2021
  • Now 25, Bromell feels back on track with that speedy version who was becoming a big name in the sprint game.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 19 June 2021
  • The great Hollywood downsizing of 2022 takes down a big name.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Rogers is not a player easily cowed by having a big name across the net.
    — Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Murray isn't the only big name to be knocked out of the tournament early.
    — Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com, 29 June 2022
  • Some have been big names like Armani and Miu Miu, while others are more up-and-coming, like Laniege.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Things change in the NFL, but the Cowboys’ interest in an aging player with a big name shouldn’t.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 12 Feb. 2021
  • But one big name still to keep an eye on is five-star tackle Tristan Leigh from Virginia.
    — Tim Bielik, cleveland, 16 Dec. 2020

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