big league

noun

1
2
: big time sense 2
often used in plural
big-league adjective
big leaguer noun

Examples of big league in a Sentence

Broadway is the big leagues, and for big bucks theatergoers expect professionalism.
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The Padres promoted Acosta to the majors and immediately gave him his first big league start. Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025 A bit like Bryant capping his illustrious Lakers career with a 60-point final game in 2016, Kershaw’s final big league tour has been excellent. Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025 New Format This season onwards, teams will no longer be divided into groups but rather face off in one big league phase. Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 Nate Eaton, who scored the winning run from third after entering the game as a pinch runner in the 10th, has only played in 105, and neither player has ever sniffed a big league playoff race. Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for big league

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of big league was in 1883

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“Big league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20league. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

big league

noun
: the highest level especially in baseball
big-league adjective
big leaguer noun
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