How to Use big buck in a Sentence
big buck
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Hollywood gives her scripts to write and rewrite and polish (for the big bucks).
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 5 July 2024
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There’s nothing worse than shelling out big bucks for a fat rib eye or a bunch of lamb chops only to accidentally overcook or undercook them.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 16 July 2024
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Left tackles still draw the draft love and the big bucks.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2019
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The next morning, the big buck came but caught Cramer’s scent.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 8 Dec. 2020
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Ahead of the election year, Lurie brought big bucks into the race.
—Eden Villalovas, Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2024
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Schmit hit the horns again and the big buck came trotting in to 25 yards, where the hunter stopped him and made a good shot.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 1 Jan. 2021
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That is why Mueller gets paid the big bucks by the taxpayers.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 25 July 2019
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That’s some big bucks, at least for the next several years.
—Kevin Acee, sandiegouniontribune.com, 15 Sep. 2017
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Clubs pay these players the big bucks to win them games, and that is what Hazard does.
—SI.com, 13 June 2019
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CEOs get paid big bucks to follow the rules — their own, and the US government’s.
—Sarah Green Carmichael, The Mercury News, 18 June 2024
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The big bucks, though, will come with broadcasting rights.
—The Economist, 12 July 2019
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That priced some people out and forced others to pony up big bucks.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 9 Aug. 2023
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The shattered Koons sculpture may still be worth big bucks.
—Amanda Rosa Miami Herald (tns), al, 20 Feb. 2023
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Brown did exactly what the Raiders paid him the big bucks this past spring to provide.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2019
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Follow these seven steps to create a blog that will bring in the big bucks.
—Melissa Bykofsky, Woman's Day, 31 Aug. 2017
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Tired of paying big bucks to take the family to see the local sports teams?
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2023
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At issue is whether those athletes who bring in the big bucks should have the right to seek a better deal.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2018
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Turns out running a wax museum can help rack in the big bucks.
—Vulture, 11 Mar. 2023
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There is no trophy hunting vibe, but if a big buck is shot, great.
—Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 27 Nov. 2022
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Parking has a big footprint – and brings big bucksParking takes up a lot of land in cities.
—Constantine Samaras, The Conversation, 23 Aug. 2019
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The big buck then stood directly beneath Kevin, looked up, and licked a tree peg.
—Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2021
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And Trump didn’t know Cohen was forking over big bucks!
—Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2018
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Today, any business can be small but look big, act big, and make big bucks.
—Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
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EBay is far and away my top pick for big bucks, but there are other options as well.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2017
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After just 15 minutes in the stand, Doyle saw a big buck get up out of his bed facing away from him.
—Outdoor Life, 15 Dec. 2020
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But calling can, and does, work from time to time and if a big buck is just out of range there’s no reason not to give it a shot.
—Tony Hansen, Outdoor Life, 3 Aug. 2020
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In this video, Todd Masson gives you a quick and easy method to get twice the life out of your braided line, which will save big bucks in the long run.
—Bob Warren, NOLA.com, 1 Nov. 2017
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The third blockbuster bringing in big bucks is Aladdin.
—Ephrat Livni, Quartzy, 28 July 2019
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Over five years, one big buck was spotted only four times.
—Gerry Bethge, Outdoor Life, 14 Dec. 2020
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Of course, there's hardly a need to shell out the big bucks for every single person on your list.
—Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 23 Oct. 2018
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