Example Sentences

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We are so used to associating “masterpieces” with largeness of conception that it often can shock us to discover that modest quirkiness has its own appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

And although there’s a largeness to “House of David,” its biggest strength is peeling away the stuff of legends.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2025

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