a big fish in a little pond in a sentence

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1. In that regard, she recalls a meeting with a music executive who once chided her for being a big fish in a little pond-- as opposed to a big fish in a big pond.
2. In Europe, Adams said, " you can be a big fish in a little pond because they don't have a lot of black singers who grew up in their daddies'churches with that kind of ability.
3. "Seems to bypass the sweeping social observations of ` Pride and Prejudice'and ` Sense and Sensibility'and zero right in on this meddlesome young woman in a very isolated community _ a big fish in a little pond.
4. 2002 through most of 2003, Asguard begin to see themselves as big fish in a little pond and make the decision to expand their reach and do so by signing an exclusive recording deal with Devil Doll / This Dark Reign.
5. The BFLPE hypothesizes that it is better for academic self-concept to be a big fish in a little pond ( gifted student in regular reference group ) than to be a small fish in a big pond ( gifted student in gifted reference group ).