getting big

Example Sentences

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She was getting big enough for Size 3 diapers.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Though many Americans celebrate getting big refunds, financial experts point out that they’re nothing to cheer about, because the money represents an interest-free loan the taxpayer has made to the government throughout the year.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

And he notes her dedication to the unglamorous task of working hard, a quality that is “often the core of actually getting big things done in the world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

He also struggled in The Hundred, where it was evident he was getting big send-offs from the opposition and receiving banter about being England's 'Golden Boy', which was unkind.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2025

“It aint hurt none of you and yourn, is it. Versh working and Frony married off your hands and T. P. getting big enough to take your place when rheumatism finish getting you.”

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner