big house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of big house
First recorded in 1815–25
Example Sentences
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She told the court that she also knew Low from Edradynate, as she had previously worked in the "big house" on the estate.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
Macksoud, who sold that big house after just 18 months, said she has “worked really hard” to understand how money contributes to her own happiness.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025
Denise Yarmlak, who is 69, single and didn’t want to live alone, bought a big house in Nevada with a friend.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
A person can get lost in a big house, all alone, with nothing but their memories as a cold bedfellow.
From Salon • Jul. 28, 2025
Beyond that tower, through a guava orchard Tía Mimi had planted, lived my grandparents, in a great big house we went to for Sunday dinners whenever they were home.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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