bigger
Example Sentences
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Europe and the U.K. are big importers, paying more for their oil and so, in principle, suffering a bigger hit to their economies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
He managed to get a replica of the 1960s cooker from the famous scene when Roy Scheider said the famous line, "You're gonna need a bigger boat".
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
A bunch ran out of the dugout toward me and it got bigger than it needed to be.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
The firm’s chief macro strategist is looking past this week’s noise and toward a bigger picture that he says will still trigger demand for U.S. government bonds.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
King Barf’s gold crown was bigger than his head, and he was dressed in even more gold than the first time I saw him.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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