How to Use the big leagues in a Sentence

the big leagues

plural noun
  • That’s not easy in the big leagues.
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Pop-ups are outs in the big leagues.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Fatse did not pitch in the big leagues.
    — Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Wright just wants to get back to the big leagues.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Bieber has not pitched in the big leagues since last year.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • McGuire had a very short stint in the big leagues.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Let’s see which of this year’s picks make it to the big leagues.
    — Harry Goldstein, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Jan. 2026
  • The idea is the same as in the big leagues, to speed up games.
    — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Welcome to the big leagues, kid.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
  • This is your eighth season in the big leagues.
    — Annie Heilbrunn, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • All of those pitchers have been in the big leagues.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
  • There’s no question the stuff will play in the big leagues.
    — Katie Woo, New York Times, 19 June 2026
  • The Dodgers built him up through short starts in the big leagues.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Most of their better prospects are very far from the big leagues.
    — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The dream is to play pro ball and then get into the big leagues.
    — Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • His first day in the big leagues and already a glimpse of the big stage.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Suero has pitched in the big leagues since 2018.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • That season was my 19th year in the big leagues.
    — Bryan Price, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The pitcher never made it to the big leagues.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Morris' next ticket to the big leagues came by way of a trade.
    — Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The speedy outfielder hadn’t sniffed the big leagues in five years.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026
  • For the record, Schloss is not looking to go to the big leagues.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
  • Freeman, in the fifth inning, hit his first homer in the big leagues.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
  • There are young high schoolers who are able to quickly reach the big leagues.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026
  • Leah stepped out of the cockpit, and Tony moved up to the big leagues.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • All that said, Hicks held his own in the big leagues as a rookie.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Where did the pair rank, and when are they expected to make the big leagues?
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2025
  • His brief call-up to the big leagues last season left more to be desired, though.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
  • In the big leagues, Scherzer said, B-games lose.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
  • And for big prospects that make the big leagues, there hasn’t been much baseball struggle.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2025

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