How to Use big deal in a Sentence

big deal

noun
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  • 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.
  • What's the big deal about buying bonds with a tax refund?
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 13 Apr. 2022
  • As such, deciding whether or not to allow shoes in the house is a big deal.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 14 Apr. 2022
  • A few inches of snow in Denver or Detroit aren't a big deal.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Johnny makes a big deal of this promotion in his letters to Klári.
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2022
  • Pereira-Chimaev for the light heavyweight championship would be a big deal.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • That’s why the addition of not one one but two all new F1 races here is a very big deal in the world of sports.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Of course, Ashley didn't need a billboard to know being in Bridgerton was a big deal.
    — Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com, 29 Mar. 2022
  • This efficiency is a big deal for producing neutral spirits like vodka and lighter styles of gin.
    — Emily Price, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Thomas, a Dayton, Ohio native said on the ride in, the plane crew did not make a big deal about the mandate being lifted.
    — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Leaving low Earth orbit with Luna 25 would be a big deal for Russia.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2022
  • This constraint wasn’t a big deal when machine learning algorithms ran on CPUs.
    — Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
  • This silver jubilee is a big deal indeed: the Prelude will also get a hybrid powertrain.
    — New Atlas, 21 Dec. 2024
  • In a world awash in overhyped corporate climate commitments, this is actually a big deal.
    — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The lockdown in Shanghai is a big deal not just because of the city’s scale, but also because of its deep financial and economic links.
    — Julia Horowitz, CNN, 28 Mar. 2022
  • This fest is a big deal for the region and for participating filmmakers and is actually an Oscar-qualifying event.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 1 Apr. 2022
  • Relying on automatic responses is not a big deal when the same behavior works in both ordinary and out-of-the-ordinary situations.
    — Jens Ludwig, CNN, 23 Apr. 2022
  • Just as freedom is a big deal, a Seder on Passover is unlike any other dinner gathering of the year for many Jewish individuals and families.
    — Ron Shulman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2022
  • In the words of 34-year-old DeMuro, this is a big deal.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • Why are vinyl records a big deal on Record Store Day 2024?
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • 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

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