make it big
Example Sentences
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In a group interview on Zoom, the three U.S.-based members—Darshan was asleep—insisted they are sincerely trying to make it big.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Perhaps the most avant-garde filmmaker ever to make it big in Hollywood, David Lynch brought surrealism to the big screen in films including Mulholland Drive and Blue Velvet.
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
“I’m stupid because I think I’m going to make it big and stubborn because I’m never going to give up,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
The self-proclaimed, "Swamp Princess," has had an internet presence for years, posting to YouTube manifesting that she would make it big — and she did.
From Salon • Jan. 27, 2025
“No, the rest of it is that if you go on to make it big in basketball he’s going to tell the world how he helped you make it big,” Goldy said.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
