How to use "big" in a sentence

'Mmm, that's a big area,' said Brion

It was like a big, underwater explosion!"

"Don't worry! The ocean isn't big enough for both the sea monster and me

It had a pearl inside it as big as a coconut

"Did it have eight tentacles like snakes coming out of a big round head?"

Alice and her big sister sat under a tree one sunny day

She tried to walk through it, but she was too big

But she was too big and couldn't go through it.

Because she was very big, her tears were very big too.

But she couldn't stop the big tears and after a time there was water everywhere.

'Perhaps it's a big fish or sea animal,' she thought

The big animals and birds wanted more

But the chocolates were too big for the small birds, and they had to eat them very slowly

But after a very short time she was too big for the room

'Don't be stupid! How can it be an arm? It's too big!'

'It is very big, but it is an arm, sir.'

One white mushroom was as big as Alice

'I can't go inside, I'm too big,' Alice thought

Near the fire, there was a large cat with a big smile

Under the tree was a big table with a lot of chairs round it

They sat on big chairs above all the animals and birds

She saw a tree, a big old tree

One day a big box of bananas fell down on my daddy and killed him.

She had a big smile on her face, and she held my hand.

I took it - and ran straight into a group of big men on the other team! Crash! It was like that all afternoon.

'Just put everything that you see in the food cupboard into a big pot and cook it.'

There was a big metal thing about six feet tall and five feet round, sitting in the corner.

Then we got orders to move the machine gun about fifty metres to the left of the big tree that was in the middle of the valley, and to find a safe place to put it before the enemy blew us all up.

She looked at him and said, 'I won't get you anything - not as much as a glass of warm river-water, you pig!' Then she looked at me and said, 'And how many babies have you killed today, you big ape?'

It's a really pretty house with a big garden.

The President was a great big old man who talked like somebody from Texas, and there were a lot of people standing round him in the flower garden.

I watched you grow up big and strong and good

Two days later we were on our way to Los Angeles, to a big chess tournament.

'You are a big, strong man, aren't you?' he said

Next day was the big chess tournament at the Beverly Hills Hotel

He was a big man, with long black hair, and he didn't want to lose!

In Berner Street, almost opposite a school, were two big wooden gates which opened into Dutfield's Yard, a dark, narrow court between numbers 42 and 40

He had a black tie and a big gold watch chain

Their mother - a big, red-haired woman with a plain face - sat on the doorstep of the inn, watching them.

Miserably, she picked up a large, empty bucket that was almost as big as she was, and was walking with it to the door when Madame Thenardier stopped her.

They had a big quarrel, and M

He was unhappy about many things - about losing his teeth, about the political situation but, most of all, about the fact that he had not seen his grandson for four years, since their big quarrel

However, Marius had a shock when he saw the man - he did not recognize him at all! He was an old man with a big nose, glasses and neat grey hair

Little Red Riding Hood, hearing the big voice of the wolf, was at first afraid; but believing her grandmother had a cold and was hoarse, answered, "It is your grandchild Little Red Riding Hood, who has brought you a cake and a little pot of butter mother sends you."

She was greatly amazed to see how her grandmother looked in her nightclothes, and said to her, "Grandmother, what big arms you have!"

"Grandmother, what big legs you have!"

"Grandmother, what big ears you have!"

"Grandmother, what big eyes you have!"

"Grandmother, what big teeth you have got!"

Even big houses with alarms and safes

"Not if there's a big enough distraction," he says

Their big mouths now full of dinner

The sounds never stop: the horns of the big yellow taxis, the music from the bars and the restaurants

They just watch those big screens, take pictures, eat and drink

Look up at the big screens

The car is big and old, but it is a classic, and it moves along the road like a shark, the evening sun reflecting off the red paint.

They're too big

He thinks there is someone or something moving, and it is big: bigger than a rabbit or a hare, but he does not think it can be a person

But then Owen sees what is behind the trees: brown hair, big gentle eyes..

For the first thirty minutes, they chose the illusion of a big nightclub with a famous band playing

And I loved it right at the end, when that big dolphin came up to you and lifted you out of the water."

The big dolphin had only touched her gently, and looked into her eyes

There was a big conversation coming, and she wasn't looking forward to it.

They'd never had to make a big decision like this before, and she wished with all her heart that he wasn't making her choose

all to avoid the one big thing they needed to discuss.

I know it's a big opportunity, but..

If the government finds out that messages are getting through the force field and passing across the city boundary, there could be big trouble."

The government's story about contamination is all a big lie, but it's too dangerous to challenge it, or to talk about this."

"But it's such a big opportunity

The following morning, Sala got up early for the big event of her week: Cham's Ultranet Talk Hour.

They gave her a big welcome, and Dani made green tea

But I think you're making a big mistake.'

At the top of the steps, a big door stood wide open

The hall seemed very big, and my footsteps sounded very loud on the stone floor.

Giles was a big, heavy man

It was too big, of course, and too long

Beatrice had sent me four big books about painting

He was a big, handsome man, but his face was red and his eyes were a hard blue

But as we were walking out to the big tree on the lawn, we heard a car in the drive

'Seen the big ship?' he said.

'The big ship won't go down like the little one

The new show was titled Magyck! Because the variety acts between the big dance numbers were all magicians and because the production numbers themselves featured, elaborate special effects and were built around supernatural themes

Anybody else tried to handle all this, they'd just end up with one goddamn big mishkadenze on their hands

He had become not just a valued business associate, but a good friend as well, a big brother.

Tina supposed that some people would say this hotel was gross, crass, tasteless, ugly - but she loved the place because it was here that she had been given her big chance.

Many were still in the communal dressing rooms, while other girls, already costumed, waited in the halls or at the edge of the big stage, talking about children and husbands and boyfriends and recipes, as if they were secretaries on a coffee break and not some of the most beautiful women in the world.

He was a rugged, good-looking man, neither big nor small, about forty

And when all of a sudden someone does hit it big, especially on a slot machine where it can happen in a flash, they're so surprised they pass out

A big hit

I've got big plans tonight."

The number was 1001012, identified as the access for "Comps," which meant "complimentary guests," a euphemism for "big losers," who were never asked to pay their room charges or restaurant bills because they routinely dropped small fortunes in the casino.

No one in his right mind would take boys as young as twelve into the deepest parts of the Sierras, no matter how well prepared, supplied, and trained they were, no matter how strong, no matter how many big brothers were there to look out for them."

"Twelve years leaves a big hole in the heart."

On Sunrise Mountain most of the big, expensive houses featured natural landscaping - which meant rocks, colored stones, and artfully arranged cacti instead of grass, shrubs, and trees - in acknowledgment that man's grip on this portion of the desert was new and perhaps tenuous

He was considerably more formidable than his associate: tall, rough-edged, with large, big-knuckled, leathery hands - like something that had escaped from a recombinant DNA lab experimenting in the crossbreeding of human beings with bears

The big man scowled.

They looked and acted like organization men, even though the big one was rough enough at the edges to pass for a common thug

Christ, we're not big shots in this outfit

This is national security business, pal, the biggest of the big time

When Elliot refused to move away from the sink to the breakfast table in the far corner of the big kitchen, Bob, the smaller of the two men, hesitated, then reluctantly took a step toward him.

"You really think you want to tangle with me, little man? Hell, my fist is just about as big as your head

Then the big man stopped.

The big man cried out in surprise and pain, temporarily blinded

The big man's head snapped back, and Elliot chopped the exposed Adam's apple with the flat blade of his hand

The big man had been overconfident, certain that his six-inch advantage in height and his extra eighty pounds of muscle made him unbeatable

The garage had gone up first, the big door ripping from its hinges and splintering into the driveway, the roof dissolving in a confetti-shower of shake shingles and flaming debris

He switched off the engine, scrambled out of the car, and ran to the big door

"Tom," the big man said

"I figure you've got the wrong place," Tom said, stepping out of the doorway, into the garage, reaching for the button that would raise the big door.

No matter who was searching for them, no matter how large the organization pitted against them, this city was too big to harbor danger for them in every nook and crevice

I don't enjoy taking guns away from men half again as big as I am."

"There's also one big difference

It rattled a loose metal fixture on the trash bin, and the restaurant's big sign creaked between its two standards.

Maybe we've already got enough to convince them it's big news

"In case you didn't know it, since the Cold War ended and California took such a big hit in the defense downsizing, Nevada has more Pentagon-supported industries and installations than any state in the union

Even a primarily good government, when it's big enough, has some pretty mean sharks swimming in the darker currents

But it's the kind of theory that almost any smart, ambitious reporter will go for in a big, big way - if we can come up with enough facts that appear to support it."

But citizenship was a big enough carrot to keep him motivated

"Can a couple of people like us really have a chance of winning when we're up against something as big as the government itself?"

The Explorer, equipped with heavy chains on its big winter-tread tires, bit into the snow and chewed its way forward without hesitation.

The corridor terminated in an airtight steel door similar to those found on submarines; the burnished metal glowed softly, and light gleamed off the big round-headed rivets.

"Come on." He went to the big pane of glass, where only a few small spots of frost remained.

Iraq has a big bio-chem warfare project, and Libya, and God knows who else

There'll be a big shake-up, and that'll be good

Haydock is a big man with an honest face

Like a very big gun

A big, greyish round creature, the size, perhaps, of a bear, was rising slowly and painfully out of the cylinder

Three legs and a great big head, sir.'

I saw one old man with a big box and a number of flower-pots, angrily arguing with a soldier who wanted him to leave them behind.

Then, realizing that he was alone, he ran along the road after the cart, with the big man behind him

The big man tripped over him, and when my brother got to his feet he found himself facing both of them

The hole was only big enough for one of us to look through, so I had to stop watching them for a time while he had his chance.

Then I heard a noise exactly like the sound of big guns

Nice big cages, fattening food, no worry

The ones the Martians capture will be like farm animals; in a few years they'll be big, beautiful, stupid - rubbish

Well, that man must have a very big problem because he left his pipe

My big problem was my liver

He looked at us with his big eyes.

I sat on the big suitcase to close it

I sat on the big suitcase again to close it

Harris put a big jar of jam on top of a tomato and crushed I it

George stepped on a big packet of butter, and Harris sat on it

They looked at all our luggage: a big suitcase, a small bag, two big hampers, some pans, some umbrellas, five coats and raincoats.

When we passed Molesey Lock, we were the only boat in the big lock

We tied our boat to a big tree.

This cat was big and black

Harris didn't know it, but he had been sitting next to a big hole

We can put everything into one big pan.'

This was a very big job

Then, we got out the big bag and got our clothes ready.

'If something happens, we'll write to you,' we said, telling him a big lie.

The trouble is, her big sister - sensible, married Connie - won't like it at all...

'Hei Mercy.' And the door opened to show the face of Connie, her big sister, six years older, and now heavy with her second child

A big car arrived outside the house, a huge machine from the white man's land

Here is a fifty-year-old 'big man' who thinks he is somebody

If there is anything people in this country have, it is a big mouth.'

'Ruin, ruin, ruin! Christ! See, Connie, the funny thing is that I am sure you are the only person who thought it was a disaster to have a sister who was the girlfriend of a big man.'

Not to listen to endless good advice from big sister, no thank you.'

It is a big old house, surrounded by trees

Sometimes, she went with other children and adults to pick coffee on big farms near the Pacific sea

"It feels great," she said as she came out, with a very big smile

Women are becoming leaders in business, but equal pay is still a big problem

Women are 50 percent of the world's people, and, when they cannot work, it is a big problem for the world.

One of the big names of the 20th century was a woman from Poland named Marie Curie

She was the first woman to achieve big things in this world

They thought it was a big mistake.

The 20th century and the first part of the 21st century have seen big steps for women in politics

In 1937, as Amelia was close to her 40th birthday, she was ready for a big journey

When she got older, Billie Jean began winning big tennis tournaments, and in 1966, she achieved her dream

The US Open became the first big tournament to give equal money to its men and women top players

Wimbledon, the oldest tennis tournament in the sport's history, was the last big tournament to do this, in 2007

Today, tennis is one of the few sports that pays its men and women the same in big tournaments

In her tennis career, Billie Jean won thirty-nine big tournament titles

They helped to make a big change in their country.

But the big problem in any country is changing the way people think about child marriage - and that takes time.

Alyssa told women to write about sexism and harassment on social media to show how big the problem was

Today, the MeToo movement is very big everywhere

Women have started really talking about sexual harassment, which is a big problem in their lives.

All around the village there are big homes with patios.

He is a big, strong man.

"Ha! Zorro is a big mystery

The Governor of California offers a big reward for the capture of Zorro," says one soldier.

"I want to fight him and capture him! I want the big reward," says Sergeant Gonzales.

He rides to Don Carlos Pulido's big hacienda.

This is a big opportunity for our family."

Remember the Governor's big reward

Don Diego's home in Reina de Los Angeles is big and beautiful

There is a big garden with trees and flowers