How to Use big-ticket in a Sentence

big-ticket

adjective
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  • But don’t feel forced to do big-ticket items that might need more work.
    — Michelle Mastro, Architectural Digest, 29 June 2024
  • The big-ticket item, of course, lines up behind the center.
    — Joe Drape, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2024
  • West Elm Looking for a big-ticket item like a desk or bed?
    — Amanda Lauren, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Here’s a look at the big-ticket items from the more than two dozen tax laws that are expiring at the end of next year.
    — Tobias Burns, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
  • But the emphasis on big-ticket items and sports tourism just doesn’t work.
    — Dennis Barone, Hartford Courant, 27 Dec. 2024
  • At the mega sale event known as Amazon Prime Day, you may be tempted to go straight for the big-ticket items.
    — Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • On the home front, plenty of big-ticket items are marked down, like this Casper mattress.
    — Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 12 July 2023
  • Most of the big-ticket grants that were announced on Dec. 5 will fund projects in these and other Western states.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Consumers can already choose to buy and sell things — even big-ticket items like cars — with the touch of a button.
    — Maria Williams, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
  • The big leap forward should come when some big-ticket telescopes come online in the next decades.
    — Dakotah Tyler, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
  • For more on that one and other big-ticket items at Rendez-vouz, click here.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2024
  • The film has all the bangs and crashes that Marvel uses to promote its big-ticket brands.
    — Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Granted, there are plenty of big-ticket matchups to go, so that record isn’t likely to hold for very long.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Maybe Beane could work some contract magic for a big-ticket free agent, fans hoped.
    — Tim Graham, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • There’s still one big-ticket item, located mere miles from his home, that he’s got his eye on.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Disperse some $1's or scratch-off lottery tickets around the hunt, and leave a few lucky eggs with more big-ticket bills.
    — Erin Cavoto, Country Living, 16 Feb. 2023
  • As Wayfair’s rare two-day sale, Way Day is one of the best times of year to shop huge savings on big-ticket items for your home and patio.
    — Samantha Jones, goodhousekeeping.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Get there between 3 and 5 p.m. for happy hour deals on drinks, apps, and even big-ticket entrees like king crab.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2023
  • With a runoff date so long after the primary and no big-ticket races on the ballot, turnout is likely to be low.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 28 May 2024
  • The pandemic was a challenging time for anyone putting on a big-ticket event, not least the IOC.
    — Jules Boykoff, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Save on big-ticket items for your next camping trip, like a Coleman tent that’s only $60.
    — Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2024
  • Here are the latest markdowns on our favorite big-ticket items.
    — Ian Salisbury, wsj.com, 14 Nov. 2023
  • But after Stone and Coleman vacated their seats, votes on big-ticket items slowed in the House.
    — Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Here’s a splurge-worthy, big-ticket luxury item for the beauty maven in your life.
    — Paula Lee, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2024
  • With the wealth techies had hoped to use now gone, some are delaying big-ticket expenses like homes.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 8 May 2023
  • Blade was supposed to begin filming in Atlanta in June but has become the first big-ticket movie to be stalled.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 8 May 2023
  • And shoppers with a Prime membership can enjoy fast and free shipping — even for the big-ticket pieces.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Scammers will then use your credit card number to buy big-ticket items.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2023
  • That means new homeowners will need to fill up their places with big-ticket appliances and flat-screen TVs.
    — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Presidents Day is a good excuse to stock up on big-ticket items like furniture to refresh the patio, especially while so many stores have long weekend sales.
    — Clint Davis, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025

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