How to Use big money in a Sentence

big money

noun
  • Hope over big money and small ideas.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Big events here cost big money.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • As the stock sold off, big money stepped in.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Big, big money with sticks like that in this line of work.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
  • That's the only way to make big money in stocks long term.
    — Julie Coleman, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
  • After all, that’s where the big money was.
    — ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Their fans are quite eager to fork over big money to see them again.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Then came oil and gas, the glamorous high roller that brought big money and big swings.
    — Reid Rasner, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • How much money does big money need at the expense of the rest of us?
    — Letters To The Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Fans can ignore the big money at most sports events and enjoy the game.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
  • All that talk about big money favoring the right.
    — Debra J. Saunders, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Pro hockey teams make their big money on playoff games.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2026
  • Georgia isn’t cheap, as those making big money earn it.
    — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 7 May 2026
  • The big money takeover is wrecking college sports.
    — FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The game changed to big money and all Chip wants to do is call plays and coach football.
    — Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • People are paying big money to be stripped of their devices and even their clothes.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Gone are the days of signing high-profile players for big money.
    — Manuel Veth, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The same folks who buy snazzy new off-roaders love spending big money on outdoor gear.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 4 June 2026
  • Some used a wealth of early draft picks, while others spent big money in free agency.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Officers, too, can make big money in the prison’s black market.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Right now, big money has more of a hold on our politics than ever before.
    — Adena Ishii, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Only the suckers are spending big money now—best to wait to see what works for others.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • What if there were options beyond the latest big money grab from the studios?
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
  • Her clients want to have museums all to themselves and are willing to spend big money to do so.
    — Meredith Lepore, Robb Report, 18 July 2024
  • So multiple sources of big money are a must, as are major allies.
    — Thomas Elias, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Also, the big money payouts are not what’s left after paying all the bills.
    — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2025
  • Stephon Castle has two more years left on his rookie deal before the big money kicks in.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 15 June 2026
  • This isn’t the first time Bloomberg donated big money to his alma mater.
    — Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2024
  • With big money came longer production times of sometimes a year or more, in high-end studios.
    — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Besides, the big money is in display pieces, and these just keep getting larger.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026

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