Words similar to big-name

Example sentences for: big-name

How can you use “big-name” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Instead, I went to a big-name Ivy League university.
Big-name country artists have forsaken the form--not only for filthy lucre, but also because mainstream success helps them "lose the sense of inferiority they've had since Appomattox."
For someone so appalled by celebrity, Allen exploits it deftly, casting big-name actors to fill out parts that would otherwise be recognized as pathetically underwritten.
D.C. lawyers scramble for big-name clients, but many settle for lesser game: One lawyer was retained by Vernon Jordan's limo driver.
The need to win private support may encourage a higher degree of artistic conservatism--too many performances of crowd pleasers like Tosca instead of works by 20 th century composers--and an overreliance on big-name superstars.