Example Sentences

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Because before they compete at weigh-offs, these hobbyists vie at auction for seeds with lineages of largeness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

As the lead singer and public face of U2, the biggest rock band on the planet during much of their existence, he fills stages and records with a largeness of self.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2022

That is part of a problem with the largeness of America.

From New York Times • Sep. 16, 2022

These constant revelations help pace an experience that might otherwise feel overwhelming while emphasizing its absurd, daunting largeness.

From The Verge • Apr. 4, 2022

There is an innocence in him that I have found merely foreign and foolish; yet in another moment that seeming innocence reveals a discipline of knowledge and a largeness of purpose that awes me.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin