big name

Example Sentences

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Jake Falcon, CEO at the Kansas-based Falcon Wealth Advisors, cautioned that while some funds may use a big name as an advertising tool, their actual positions may be too small to meaningfully benefit.

From MarketWatch

"I think now, because it's presumably closer to the end than the beginning of Bake Off, it needs a big name to draw people back."

From BBC

He has experience of working at some top European clubs – and managing big name players.

From BBC

The struggling Wizards landed a big name at the NBA trade deadline this week in acquiring Anthony Davis from Dallas.

From Barron's

Said St. Monica coach Thomas Barnes: “He is living and walking proof that a kid from St. Monica Prep can make it all the way to the big time. You don’t have to go to one of the big name schools, go to St. Monica and become the big name.”

From Los Angeles Times