Examples of big cheese in a Sentence
thinks he's a big cheese just because he's got a business card
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But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.
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Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
So for decades only accredited scholars, the occasional journalist and big cheeses got to see inside.
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Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2023
Following a voting process, this international cut of designers aged under 40 will be whittled down to a final few before the winners are selected by a panel of the conglomerate’s key designers and c-suite big cheeses some time in the summer.
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Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2023
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Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
So for decades only accredited scholars, the occasional journalist and big cheeses got to see inside.
—
Jason Horowitz,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2023
Following a voting process, this international cut of designers aged under 40 will be whittled down to a final few before the winners are selected by a panel of the conglomerate’s key designers and c-suite big cheeses some time in the summer.
—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2023
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“Big cheese.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20cheese. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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