big name
Example Sentences
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The easy thing then would have been to play it safe and hire a big name from the glittering ranks of unemployed managers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
To use as bargaining chips for either a big name like the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo or, better yet, to acquire important foundational pieces to retrofit the roster around Luka Doncic?
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
In alloys, a big name is ATI, a maker of high-performance titanium, nickel-based, and other alloys.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Chelsea are a big name and a side full of top players, but we have written history.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
They march to the border of Grosse Pointe with his big name and his face on big posters, and they shout, “I am Kasim Anderson!”
From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi
