big man on campus
Example Sentences
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He developed into an all-conference post player who Arnold remembered becoming literally a big man on campus known for a large circle of friends.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2021
None of them may be the big man on campus, but they represent that quaint, almost outdated notion of the “student-athlete,” and Beard chooses to honor them that way.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2019
HA: Oh, he was big man on campus.
From Time • Aug. 22, 2014
We hear about brushing elbows with big man on campus Tom Wolfe, who took to the rigid dress code of Washington and Lee University much more readily than Robbins did.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2014
Plus, I was finally a big man on campus.
From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan
