big league

noun

1
2
: big time sense 2
often used in plural
big-league adjective
big leaguer noun

Examples of big league in a Sentence

Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism.
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Bregman has spent his entire big league career with the Houston Astros, but his price in free agency was outside of the Astros' range, leading to Houston acquiring Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes to play the corner infield spots. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 One of those guys was Lyle Overbay, who played for the Diamondbacks as Goldschmidt began his big league career with Arizona in 2011. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025 The pact, first reported by the YES Network’s Jack Curry, includes an invitation to big league camp. Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2025 This will be McCutchen’s 17th big league season, and 12th on the Allegheny. Dan Freedman, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for big league 

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of big league was in 1883

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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20league. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

big league

noun
: the highest level especially in baseball
big-league adjective
big leaguer noun
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