grand-scale
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of grand-scale
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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The property “designed for grand-scale entertaining and quiet retreat alike” includes a cozy home theater, a chic bar, a pool cabana, a large gym, a game room, an outdoor projection screen, and a sport court.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
Stone can play shrewd, silly, gorgeous, repellent, frail and frightening simultaneously, in a register at once intimate and grand-scale.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025
More than 23 years before “Squid Game: The Challenge” aired its finale, CBS introduced America to TV’s first grand-scale reality competition “social experiment” with “Survivor.”
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2023
What is the identity of the Tanztheater Wuppertal without Pina Bausch, who transformed this regional German troupe into a world-famous ensemble associated with her grand-scale mix of absurdist humor, mordant darkness and visceral movement?
From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2023
Her proposals for internationally overseen mass migrations and grand-scale geoengineering require faith in widespread saintliness and wisdom that humankind has yet to show.
From Washington Post • Sep. 9, 2022
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