the big idea
Example Sentences
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You talk in the documentary about how the big idea at the outset of your solo career was fusing rock and dance music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
Not long ago, technology was the big idea for enabling Africa to leapfrog its way out of poverty.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023
“She can see the genus, the big idea, and the detail.”
From New York Times ● Feb. 8, 2022
Sometimes the big picture, the big idea, the main reason for the experiment isn’t even the biggest reward in the outcome.
From Fox News ● Oct. 9, 2020
"What's the big idea, sitting all alone in the dark?"
From Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel by Louis Joseph Vance
