Below you will find example sentences with "biggest hit". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Biggest Hit in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: biggest
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 5
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.7 words

Words in this phrase

biggest hit

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • biggest can mean: superlative form of big: most big Common word
  • hit can mean: To strike. Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 12 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

although the biggest hit on the 1× and his biggest hit that year 1× be the biggest hit of christmas 1× be their biggest hit and perth 1× be their biggest hit to date 1× became the biggest hit in both 1× delivered the biggest hit of his 1× elo s biggest hit overall was 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the biggest hit 2× alas there must 1× although the biggest 1× but film critic 1× in his first 1× it turned out 1×

Common sentence endings:

alternative airplay chart 1× and bobby mcgee 1× around the globe 1× biggest to date 1× blows this year 1× culture of stardom 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

album 4× song 4× italian 4× released 3× career 3× film 3× year 3× although 2× down 2× name 2× third 2× selling 2×

Related phrases

biggest holding biggest position cap hit third biggest biggest challenge

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around biggest:

biggest holding 12× biggest position 10× third biggest 6× biggest challenge 4×

Just before it in the phrase index:

biggest challenge bigg boss big thank big ten big tech big smile

Just after it in the phrase index:

biggest holding biggest position bike lane bike lanes bike ride bike share

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

biggest holding biggest position biggest challenge

Same ending:

cap hit

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "biggest hit" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as although the biggest hit on the, and his biggest hit that year, album, song and italian stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with biggest holding, biggest position, cap hit, biggest holding, biggest position and third biggest, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with biggest hit

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

So far, his biggest hit is a bag of mixed nuts. (11 words)

The answer came with “Rhinestone Cowboy,” which was the biggest hit of his career. (14 words)

They received cheers and a standing ovation for paying their biggest hit -- The Lion Sleeps Tonight. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The loss of the race, which counts Lizzie Deignan, Marianne Vos and Elisa Longo Borghini among its former winners, is the biggest hit yet for a domestic scene which has absorbed a number of blows this year. (37 words)

The result of the sessions was the posthumously released Pearl (1971), which became the biggest-selling album of her career and featured her biggest hit single, a cover of Kris Kristofferson 's " Me and Bobby McGee ". (36 words)

It turned out to be their biggest hit to date and their only Top 40 single, reaching No. 24 on the Hot 100. “Stupid Girl” also went to No. 2 on ’s Alternative Airplay chart. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Although the biggest hit on the album (and ELO's biggest hit overall) was the rock song " Don't Bring Me Down ", the album was noted for its heavy disco influence.

The Eagles’ biggest hit, Hotel California, is not included on the compilation as it was released in 1977 – the album of the same name is now the third-biggest selling record in the US.

The result of the sessions was the posthumously released Pearl (1971), which became the biggest-selling album of her career and featured her biggest hit single, a cover of Kris Kristofferson 's " Me and Bobby McGee ".

The song, which reached number six in the charts, would be their biggest hit, and Perth's biggest to date.

The biggest hit so far has been to the Chinese economy, however, the ripple effects of the pandemic are beginning the hit around the globe.

But film critic and author Saibal Chatterjee told the BBC that "Abhimaan was the most talked about film of the year" and "his biggest hit that year".

In his first game against the Boston Red Sox, Henderson delivered the biggest hit of his nascent career at the time.

It was released on April 15, 1974, and it housed one of the biggest hit singles the band ever produced, “Sweet Home Alabama”.

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The biggest hit from the most popular Italian filmmaker of all time, to international success—ironically, by offering a damning critique of the culture of stardom.

The loss of the race, which counts Lizzie Deignan, Marianne Vos and Elisa Longo Borghini among its former winners, is the biggest hit yet for a domestic scene which has absorbed a number of blows this year.

They received cheers and a standing ovation for paying their biggest hit -- The Lion Sleeps Tonight.

Toto Cutugno was an Italian singer who died on August 22, and the Italian rugby players sang along to his biggest hit, L'Italiano (The Italian), shortly after touching down in France.

According to a Parliament summary inmid-January, the anti-migration ID took the biggest hit, losing 19 MEPs to other groups (although most of those switching remained non-attached).

Alas, There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) is an ironcast example of my favourite pop theory: Worst song, biggest hit.

And with the third film already earning over $60 million at the domestic box office in its first weekend, it’s a safe bet that it will be the biggest hit of Christmas 2024.

It turned out to be their biggest hit to date and their only Top 40 single, reaching No. 24 on the Hot 100. “Stupid Girl” also went to No. 2 on ’s Alternative Airplay chart.

She was also unable to name the singer’s biggest hit, admitting: ‘I know a number of his tunes, but I’ve no idea what he’s got his discs for.

So far, his biggest hit is a bag of mixed nuts.

The answer came with “Rhinestone Cowboy,” which was the biggest hit of his career.

The Police's finished recording of the song became the biggest hit in both America and the U.K. in 1983, topping the singles chart for eight weeks.

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