How to Use big wheel in a Sentence
big wheel
noun- He's a big wheel in local politics.
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Dave Boy screaming his big wheel down the giant hill on 102nd Street.
—Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2022
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Now the big wheel is seen as everything from a morale booster to a city draw.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2021
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By January 2023, the big wheels were turnin’ to get proud Mary’s burnin’ — again — in Dallas.
—Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 1 June 2022
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The lease also calls for a bigger wheel to be built on the location within a year.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, 4 Sep. 2019
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By entering codes, players will earn entries for the drawings for the chance to appear on TV and spin the big wheel.
—Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 27 Oct. 2019
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The other five were taken off the mountain by a rescue helicopter or a big wheel basket.
—CBS News, 24 June 2022
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Rick used the big wheel gun to battle the undead and mean-ass southerners alike—all while faking a pretty good southern accent of his own.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 3 Feb. 2020
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The woman was assisted onto a big wheel vehicle and lowered down the trail uninjured.
—Jeremy Yurow, The Arizona Republic, 18 Sep. 2022
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The deal also obliges the operator to provide 500 free tickets a month to at-risk families, an arrangement that will continue as long as the big wheel keeps on turning.
—Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2021
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Phoenix firefighters used the department's Firebird helicopter and a big wheel basket to rescue five of the hikers, while the remaining three were able to walk back down the trail with some assistance, spokesperson Capt.
—Gloria Rebecca Gomez, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2022
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Pizza Carrello usually orders one big wheel of Parmesan at a time but recently bought five.
—USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
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When other options included joining a tech giant as a small cog in a big wheel, or starting from scratch within an unproven startup, the middle ground was attractive.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
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The ride is firm but satisfying, and the structure attenuates even the biggest wheel impacts without much protest and without the basketball-bouncing sound that a C43 sends into the cabin whenever the road turns ugly.
—Tony Quiroga, Car and Driver, 25 Feb. 2020
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According to Phoenix Fire Department, the woman was treated with advanced life support measures, loaded onto a big wheel and taken to an awaiting ambulance.
—Haleigh Kochanski, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2022
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Park purists were against it but the extension won approval after a campaign highlighting the big wheel as economic recovery engine that could draw tourists and help Richmond District merchants survive the pandemic’s financial hit.
—Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2021
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Unusually busy grocery store workers might prefer simple packages with a barcode instead of big wheels or other presentations that require more work, Parker said.
—Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 14 Apr. 2020
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