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How to use big in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, adverb, noun

Big means of great size, large. Example: “Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.”

Examples of big by meaning

adjectiveOf great size, large.

  • Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.
  • The big houses, and there are a good many of them, lie for the most part in what may be called by courtesy the valleys.1909 September 9, Archibald Marshall [pseudonym; Arthur Hammond Marshall], chapter III, in The Squire’s Daughter, London: Methuen & Co....
  • Equities have suffered two big bear markets since 2000 and are wobbling again.2013 July 6, “The rise of smart beta”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8843, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2020, page 68

adjectiveFat.

  • Gosh, she is big!

adjectiveLarge with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.

  • She was big with child.

adjectiveHaving a large penis.

  • I'm the shortest man on the team but in the gym shower everyone can see that I'm also the biggest.

adjectiveHaving large muscles, especially visible ones such as the chest and arm muscles.

  • I've been lifting weights for a full year now, but I'm finally getting big.

adjectiveAdult; (of a child) older.

  • Kids should get help from big people if they want to use the kitchen.
  • We were just playing, and then some big kids came and chased us away.
  • She did it all on her own like a big girl.

adjectiveOld, mature. Used to imply that someone is too old for something, or acting immaturely.

  • I don't think so, if you're shouting at people across the playground at your big age.2020, Candice Carty-Williams, Notting Hill Carnival

adjectiveMature, conscientious, principled; generous.

  • That's very big of you; thank you!
  • I tried to be the bigger person and just let it go, but I couldn't help myself.
  • So the bloke says, 'Fine, that's real big of you, much appreciated,' and off he goes with Big John back to Ferrari's.2011, Joe Pieri, The Big Men, →ISBN

More sentences with big

  • Your definition of "elephant" needs to be more precise than "a big animal with large ears".From the entry definition
  • But—and this is a big but—you have to come home by sundown.From the entry but
  • The army received a bigger share of this year's budget increase than the navy or air force.From the entry army
  • I couldn't garage this big a car; show me something smaller.From the entry this
  • You can't just look at the election, you've got to look at the big picture.From the entry picture
  • Congress neutered the bill by adding an exception for big corporations.From the entry neuter
  • They were betting big on a great mill, but they didn't realize that the fix was in.From the entry mill
  • In "this big house", big is attributive, whereas in "this house is big", it is predicative.From the entry attributive
  • Eat a good dinner so you will be ready for the big game tomorrow.From the entry good
  • The bouncer was a big, buff dude with tattoos, a shaved head, and a serious scowl.From the entry buff
  • When I came in she was drawing on a big piece of coloured paper.From the entry draw
  • Put a big sign on each face of the building that can be seen from the road.From the entry face
  • The newsman wanted to break a big story, something that would make him famous.From the entry break
  • I’m going to Nick’s to watch the big fight tomorrow night.From the entry fight
  • There is little chance of having the chance to approach such a big celeb.From the entry chance
  • She's made a big stink about me calling her "Miss", not "Ms".From the entry stink
  • If I was rich, I'd live in a big house by the sea.From the entry if
  • Seeing things on a big screen somehow makes them seem liver.From the entry liver
  • He bought a big sofa two days before his relatives arrived.From the entry sofa
  • We cooked a big Christmas dinner with turkey, stuffing, Brussels, and parsnips.From the entry Brussels
  • Once I didn't drive a big car, but now I own an all-terrain 4WD.From the entry once
  • I’ve got a big shop, so feel free to go in front.From the entry shop
  • With great effort and a big crowbar I managed to lever the beam off the floor.From the entry lever
  • I tried to organize my stuff but just ended up making a big doom pile.From the entry doom
  • That man is going to be a big risk once he's out of prison.From the entry risk
  • The local transport received a big boost as part of the mayor's infrastructural plans.From the entry transport

Meaning of big

  1. adjective Of great size, large.
  2. adjective Fat.
  3. adjective Large with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth or produce.

Full definition of big

Questions about big in a sentence

How do you use big in a sentence?
Big is used as an adjective, adverb and noun. For example: “Elephants are big animals, and they eat a lot.”
What is a short sentence with big?
“Gosh, she is big!”
What does big mean?
Big means of great size, large.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: big (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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