large-hearted
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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A packed Washington theater audience witnessed the first revival performance of “The Originalist” four months after the death of its legendary and large-hearted “star,” Supreme CourtJustice Antonin Scalia.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 28, 2016
I love the heft and sweep of Trace Adkins’ Great Recession anthem “Tough People Do” and appreciate its large-hearted populism.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2012
He is drawn to life and, at the same time, to self-destruction, like a large-hearted moth to an absurd flame.
From New York Times ● Dec. 20, 2011
Monáe is young and fearless enough to try anything, gifted enough to pull almost all of it off, and large-hearted enough to make it feel like a communal experience: Us rather than Me.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 17, 2010
Miss Diana, sufficiently large-hearted, saw no reason to object to Mr. Jim's visits, provided they were paid at proper times and seasons, when the girl was not at her work.
From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry
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