How to Use the big city in a Sentence

the big city

noun phrase

• Going to Wal-Mart in Greenville felt like going to the big city.
  — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 20 June 2023
• The challenge was to find the village where my parents are sent to, away from the big city.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2023
• Folks in small towns may find things on the menu are a bit cheaper than what folks in the big city will pay.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 June 2024
• As a kid, Pat took a trip to the big city, Portland — and was shocked to see people living on the streets.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 May 2023
• Kelly Clarkson is building a new life — and a new look — in the big city.
  — Julie Jordan, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2024
• Their dreams of making good money in the big city are fading.
  — Christian Shepherd, Vic Chiang, Lillian Yang and Theodora Yu, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2023
• After leaving Erin’s home, the Mallards find themselves in the big city.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
• Congested and costly Not all are tempted by the big city.
  — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2024
• Packing for a trip that includes time in the big city as well as the picturesque countryside like this takes a good amount of planning.
  — Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Travel + Leisure, 3 June 2023
• Mannich, 33, returns to Fairhope after dreaming of living in the big city.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2023
• Nominally, New York, New York is a love story involving a boy, a girl, and the big city.
  — Vulture, 26 Apr. 2023
• Patrice Bergeron arrived in the big city as a teenager with big hopes and dreams and even bigger odds of sticking with the varsity.
  — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
• But when Doug drops him in the big city and speeds away, Reggie begins to worry about not only getting home but surviving.
  — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
• Advertisement Their dreams of making good money in the big city are fading.
  — Theodora Yu, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
• My mother was visiting from Montana — a vacation in the big city to meet her first grandchild.
  — New York Times, 18 June 2023
• Some expressed concern about his ability to survive in the big city, but Flaco feasted on abundant prey, the zoo said.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 24 Feb. 2024
• When the singer finally does make it to the big city, Ayouch and Touzani’s screenplay takes more obvious narrative turns.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
• Going to the big city for school was a huge accomplishment for the young cinematographer.
  — Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
• But one thing has not changed: Smith's family is still waiting for someone to be held responsible for the murder of the 24-year-old country girl who moved to the big city.
  — Detroit Free Press, 22 Apr. 2024
• Now he’s traded the hustle of the big city for the idyllic calm of this sparsely populated corner of Portugal.
  — Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2024
• The boundary between outside and inside is always fuzzy and negotiable in Mexico, even in the big city.
  — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2023
• Her ambivalence seems to suggest how quickly the endless possibilities of the big city can turn into a list of what-might-have-beens.
  — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
• Throughout the series, fans rooted for the show's most relatable character, who remained determined to find true love in the big city.
  — Diane J. Cho, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
• Before the duo left the big city for Alaska, though, viewers meet hardcore Margaret, and Thomas crafted a custom wardrobe for her that took her level of uptight to an extreme.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
• The pair got back together, but struggled to overcome trust issues and their differences in lifestyle: Aidan loved the country life while Carrie was committed to the big city.
  — Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
• This is the introductory book to the beloved series, with other books taking Little Blue Truck to the big city and celebrating holidays with his friends.
  — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 27 Feb. 2024
• Managing the challenging environment is no small task for the young physician, who is seeking a fresh start in the big city after her private life implodes in Munich.
  — Ed Meza, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
• Life isn’t automatically better in the big city, but at least there’s potential.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 May 2023
• Between updates about enjoying the beach during his limited time off or trying new restaurants in the big city, Tackett gave Gunner the rundown of each practice.
  — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
• Mantle was the voluble hayseed from Oklahoma who could hit anything but was corrupted by the big city, and wound up undone by alcohol and knee injuries.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 June 2024

Last Updated: 14 Aug 2024