How to Use the big question in a Sentence

the big question

noun
  • How much of a chance is the big question.
    — Damian Calhoun, Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That’s the big question for both teams.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • And once again, that's the big question here.
    — NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
  • But now the big question mark is, what’s next?
    — Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • That’s the big question about Bieber.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Well, this is the big question that's looming over this race.
    — ABC News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • And that is what is the big question, the big challenge for all of us.
    — NBC news, 19 Oct. 2025
  • That is indeed the big question.
    — ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • So, the big question is answered.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
  • So the big question is could these rocks be pieces from proto-Earth?
    — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2025
  • That's the big question, the one the world throws at you every morning.
    — Madoline Markham, Country Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Let’s talk about play-calling, because that’s the big question.
    — Zach Berman, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The rotation is the big question mark.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2026
  • So this is the big question right now that has a lot of people's attention.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Getting ready to pop the big question, but feeling a bit lost about how to propose?
    — Boutayna Chokrane, Vogue, 20 Apr. 2025
  • That's the big question after that stunning new Iowa poll overnight.
    — NBC News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • However, the big question was when all that moisture was present.
    — Katherine Kornei, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2023
  • This is the big question hanging over the industry.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Then there’s the big question of who’s making the decisions.
    — Jarrod Martin, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Of course, the big question to be learned on this trip is who is the best surfer on the football team and who is the best golfer?
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2023
  • So the big question is whether the mayor will have to go ahead with his threat to raise property taxes.
    — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
  • What is clear is that people are consuming less, but the big question is – what are the reasons for that?
    — Louise Schiavone, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • The tone of it was the big question, and Mary had done only one movie before, sort of a straight-up biopic.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025
  • That to me, in the end, will not be reaching the goals initially set forth here, and so that's-that's the big question.
    — CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • But the big question is, what does Kardashian's pixie mean?
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Oct. 2025
  • So the big question now is, which type of football will baby Gianna grow up to play, if at all?
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But whether the rules generate new fans who might be more drawn to watching a shorter sporting event is the big question.
    — Anna Brand, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • How much of the Kremlin’s confidence is smoke and mirrors is the big question.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Now, aside from their relationship status, the big question is, who wore it better?
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Whether Murphy’s branding is strong enough to keep people enthralled is the big question.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025

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