How to Use big deal in a Sentence

big deal

noun

• The party was a big deal.
• The cost didn't seem like much to me, but I know it was a big deal for many people.
• In the words of 34-year-old DeMuro, this is a big deal.
  — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2023
• For some, eating the cost of a $30 fee isn’t a big deal.
  — Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 21 Mar. 2022
• Back then, any time the Cubs were in the playoff hunt, that was a big deal.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2023
• The home run record was a big deal in 1961, even in Boston.
  — Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Sep. 2022
• The smell of flowers and trees and fresh-cut grass was a big deal for me.
  — Marc Myers, WSJ, 24 May 2022
• The fact that those folks lost in all the places that matter is a big deal.
  — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2022
• With him getting put up on the board for the Swarm D, which is a big deal.
  — Michael Niziolek, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2023
• Choosing a name for your child is a big deal, to say the very least.
  — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 6 Feb. 2025
• Why are vinyl records a big deal on Record Store Day 2024?
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
• Yes, leading one of the best teams in the WNBA is a big deal.
  — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 1 Jan. 2022
• But the big deal is the place’s location amid the wonders of the Utah desert.
  — Alison Osius, Outside Online, 31 Jan. 2025
• Isaac, like the show, doesn't make a big deal of it—and that's the best kind of depiction.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 27 Apr. 2022
• Trump and his legal team have made a big deal out of this.
  — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 18 Feb. 2025
• Anna Christie turned out to be quite a big deal for you.
  — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2023
• The fish fry on March 1 was always going to be a big deal.
  — Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2024
• Why was the arrival of a ship in Cleveland this week a big deal?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 May 2022
• Samsung made a big deal about its Exynos 2200 chips in the past few months.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 16 Feb. 2022
• Like a recharge, the sunshine was a big deal after days and days of clouds.
  — Washington Post, 9 May 2022
• What industry is, or, in the case of the forlorn town, was, the big deal here?
  — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2024
• And in true wife-guy fashion, Kelce couldn’t help but make a big deal out of it.
  — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 12 Feb. 2024
• Just the fact that the Utes are in a conference to begin with is a big deal.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 May 2022
• While that might not seem like a big deal, Swifties weren't done digging.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2024
• So don’t let anyone tell you that getting the measles is not a big deal.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2022
• That may not seem like a lot of money now, but that was a big deal back then.
  — A.j. Baime, WSJ, 23 July 2022
• Tell -- explain to voters who are like, what's the big deal?
  — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2022
• So, what’s the big deal with a few goldfish popping up?
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 28 Mar. 2022
• This is a big deal considering Chilli has been reluctant about getting married in the past.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 18 Feb. 2025
• The breaking point for him was at his graduation, when nobody in his family made time to go, even though all of his siblings' graduations had been a big deal.
  — David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 17 Mar 2025