big name

Example Sentences

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Kalshi recently raised External link $1 billion from big name venture-capital firms like Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz at an $11 billion valuation.

From Barron's

I sent in self-tapes, but they wanted a big name for the part.

From The Wall Street Journal

Taylor had landed Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, so a big name wasn’t needed for my character.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chelsea are missing a big name in Cole Palmer because of injury, but Will Faulks of Chelsea News thinks 24-year-old Moises Caicedo has stepped up in the England player's absence.

From BBC

On Thursday, Intel became the latest big name whose results topped Wall Street’s expectations, adding to a list of other upbeat reports in recent days from the likes of Coca-Cola, 3M and General Motors.

From The Wall Street Journal