How to Use bigwig in a Sentence

bigwig

noun
  • Party bigwigs were coming to shake his hand.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • All these bigwigs make money off our eating crap food and getting sick.
    — Timothy Finn, kansascity, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Many of the bigwigs don’t seem to have caught on to the brewing frustrations.
    — Malaika Jabali, Essence, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Glenn took about ten up with him; the rest went to the president and other bigwigs.
    — The Economist, 19 Oct. 2017
  • That's not the first time a Costco bigwig stood firm on the hot dog combo price.
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • There's a long list of other reasons bigwigs trade in their seat at the table or on the field.
    — Dalvin Brown, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2019
  • Many more were grabbed by bigwigs who won permits for projects and let their foreign partners do the work.
    — The Economist, 5 May 2018
  • As the afternoon wore on, Schiff seemed to relax a bit in his bigwig chair.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • But unlike those bigwigs, Green is known for, and only known for, this issue.
    — Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
  • But unlike those bigwigs, Green is known for, and only known for, this issue.
    — Andrew Lipstein, Harper's Magazine, 17 June 2024
  • Like many bigwigs, Benioff’s real worth comes from his stock options.
    — Chloe Berger, Fortune, 2 July 2024
  • The two bigwigs have even irked their networks with high commissions touching up to 30%.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 5 Mar. 2020
  • Connect with people on every level, from team members to bigwigs.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2025
  • So Fing goes to work in the household of a local bigwig and his fancy German wife.
    — Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 21 June 2019
  • Other Likud bigwigs are steering clear of the prime minister.
    — The Economist, 28 Nov. 2019
  • So was the mayor, alongside other local bigwigs.
    — Chase Jordan updated November 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Might folks with less-than-pure intentions pose as bigwigs to get their hands on a collection of ancient objects?
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The number of times up-and-coming artists get to hobnob with music-industry bigwigs?
    — Brendan Kiley, The Seattle Times, 4 May 2017
  • The artist recently sold out a bigwig-heavy gig at the Roxy on the Sunset Strip.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Everyone seemed a little confused about it and the Legion bigwigs didn’t help much.
    — Bill Swank, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
  • So much for the old way of doing business with City Hall, when bigwigs had the mayor on speed dial.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • People close to Mr Hernández say that PN bigwigs paid for some of the protests.
    — The Economist, 2 Aug. 2019
  • There were the bigwigs gussied up in black tie, the fine china decorated in gold, the long red carpet, the thoughtful toasts.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • The largest Presidential Suite has hosted quite a few bigwigs over the years.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • So all signs seem to be pointing to this tiny demon being at least a bigwig in the halls of Hell, if not the devil himself.
    — Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The lobby, dotted with white leather love seats and lit with a purple glow, had the feel of a private lounge for Vegas bigwigs.
    — Davy Rothbart, GQ, 18 July 2017
  • The bronze bigwig, who was created in 2011, had just spent a decade on display in Paris.
    — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 19 July 2021
  • The bright side Investors have been largely resilient this year and some financial bigwigs say the election won’t change that.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 19 July 2024
  • Among the 15 defendants are the current boss of Eni and some former bigwigs from Shell.
    — The Economist, 26 May 2018
  • Walmart’s bigwigs are no exception.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026

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