How to Use big buck in a Sentence

big buck

noun
  • What kind of job makes those big bucks?
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Time to pay big bucks for the big fellas.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Spending big bucks now doesn’t make sense.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026
  • There is a warning for those ready to shell out those big bucks.
    — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
  • That’s why Payton makes the big bucks.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The big buck arched his back like a cat as the bullet went through his ribs.
    — Chester Chatfield, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Hybrid cars can save drivers big bucks at the pump.
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Not everyone wants to spend big bucks on buds.
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The next morning, the big buck came but caught Cramer’s scent.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 8 Dec. 2020
  • That priced some people out and forced others to pony up big bucks.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
  • This year, parents and caregivers plan to spend some big bucks.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 Nov. 2024
  • It was filled with good fun, great memories, and some big bucks.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025
  • There is no trophy hunting vibe, but if a big buck is shot, great.
    — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Pay big bucks to a star who would juice the offense and make this team fun to watch again.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
  • People will have to pay a bit more to get a chance at winning the big bucks!
    — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 8 Oct. 2024
  • Today, any business can be small but look big, act big, and make big bucks.
    — Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
  • Turns out running a wax museum can help rack in the big bucks.
    — Vulture, 11 Mar. 2023
  • That is why Mueller gets paid the big bucks by the taxpayers.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 July 2019
  • The lefty slugger figures to collect big bucks this time next year.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Over the past few years, a dozen hunters had glimpsed the big buck sliding through the brush like a gray ghost.
    — Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The event also offers diners chances to win big bucks.
    — Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Ahead of the election year, Lurie brought big bucks into the race.
    — Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Follow these seven steps to create a blog that will bring in the big bucks.
    — Melissa Bykofsky, Woman's Day, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Trump says the new plan will save taxpayers and consumers big bucks.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
  • The Packers bucked a league trend and paid him big bucks in free agency.
    — Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
  • For a long time consumers were happy to pay big bucks to belong in this world.
    — Amy Francombe, WIRED, 13 Oct. 2024
  • Pizza goes for big bucks for one special reason.
    — FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • Here are a few names in the position who should be paid the big bucks in the near future.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • America's smallest coins just brought in some big bucks.
    — Mason Leath, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2025
  • Beats Earbud Deal Good bass doesn’t mean big bucks.
    — PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025

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