- comparative of big.
bigger
Example Sentences
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It investigated, but in doing so, created a much bigger problem.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The recent subdued action in crude belies a bigger problem brewing in refined products such as gasoline, diesel and jet fuel.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
But the justices do absolutely have a bigger role to play here.
From Slate ● Aug. 16, 2026
It is GM, they say, that is the bigger overall contributor to the U.S. workforce, when factoring in salaried employees as well as hourly workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Fitzgerald, a boy younger but much bigger than me, was once challenged to run into The Woods and he got attacked by mad squirrels.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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