How to Use the next big thing in a Sentence

the next big thing

noun
  • What’s the next big thing in your field?
    — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2025
  • What’s the next big thing in your field?
    — JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Why fiber is the next big thing Move over, protein.
    — Tricia Escobedo, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Is wheat straw the next big thing in natural fibers?
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 1 June 2026
  • He’s been anointed, crowned, and feted as the next big thing.
    — Constance Grady, Vox, 18 July 2024
  • Will this be the next big thing the way fashion people wear their coats sans sleeves?
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Or the next big thing in Miami.
    — Miami Herald, 8 June 2026
  • Now the next big thing is a browser that wants to remember.
    — The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
  • None of the above suggests that space factories will be the next big thing.
    — Ethan Karp, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
  • And so many more salad dressings that’ll turn any bowl of greens into the next big thing.
    — Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 18 Jan. 2025
  • In our eyes, Celebrini was the next big thing — a man who could do no wrong.
    — Sean Gentille, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Be the one that follows up before anyone asks you to, then watch who gets the next big thing.
    — Jason Walker Psyd, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • These days, there’s ample talk in the streets about what’s going to be the next big thing in denim.
    — Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Still, few young people can seriously hope to be the next big thing.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
  • No one knows what the next big thing in streaming will be, so why not experiment?
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Henk Rogers is always looking for the next big thing, no matter the cost.
    — Gene Park, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Right now, the next big thing is keeping up a livestream in an elevator.
    — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
  • If your strategy is to lay off the people who could create the next big thing—good luck.
    — Alexandra Ebert, Fortune, 16 July 2025
  • Spring cleaning your career isn’t about rushing into the next big thing.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 5 May 2025
  • Nadella told Kahn that what drives him is a constant fear of missing the next big thing.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 4 June 2024
  • But what’s perhaps important as the current trends and the next big thing are the roots of it all.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
  • For years, marketers have chased the next big thing—new channels, new formats, new ways to break through the noise.
    — Mike Neumeier, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But sometimes, the next big thing is right under your nose, and, in this case, simply bigger.
    — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Science Gifts Your teen could be the next big thing in science, so why not feed their mind?
    — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This segment of the aviation industry caught fire as the next big thing.
    — Brian Foley, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • But when those visionaries leave, many companies miss out on the next big thing.
    — Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Just a few short months ago, the tech world was convinced AI hardware could be the next big thing.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2024
  • There are strong urges to keep up with the Joneses, always looking at the next big thing in business.
    — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Observability is now the next big thing.
    — Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The band returns to Camp Rock with the hope of discovering the next big thing.
    — ABC News, 1 July 2026

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