How to Use the big city in a Sentence

the big city

noun phrase
  • In the big city, and with the help of the God of Poverty, the pair travels to the depths of hell to bring Karin’s mother back.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 22 June 2024
  • 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
  • Why not avoid the big city’s expensive real estate and get more space and access to nature, the thinking goes.
    Richard E. Ocejo, TIME, 2 July 2024
  • 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
  • Litochoro Head further south to the region of Pieria, a quaint weekend mountain escape outside the big city of Thessaloniki.
    Sucheta Rawal, Travel + Leisure, 27 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
  • Jeremy moved to Cambridge, proving to himself, at the very least, that his desire to become a New Englander had not been entirely motivated by a wish to protect Elyse from the evils of the big city.
    Ellyn Gaydos, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024

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