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

One of these signs is that the earnings split between workers and corporations has shifted a lot lately—corporations are getting a much bigger share of the gross-domestic-income pie, and workers, a meaningfully smaller one.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Mama and Papa had bigger things on their minds.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler