loom large

Idioms  

1. Appear imminent in a threatening, magnified form. For example, The possibility of civil war loomed large on the horizon, or Martha wanted to take it easy for a week, but the bar exam loomed large. This term employs loom in the sense of “come into view,” a usage dating from the late 1500s.

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Example Sentences

Two of USC’s next three games are at home against the Big Ten’s two worst teams — Maryland and Northwestern — but after that, road matchups against Iowa and Wisconsin, each of which have lost just one home game this season, will loom large for the Trojans.

From Los Angeles Times

The first new homes in each community have been completed, but thousands of empty lots still loom large.

From Los Angeles Times

Phones loom large in these conversations.

From BBC

AI itself will undoubtedly continue to loom large in our society as we journey towards the half century mark.

From BBC

This makes regulatory risks—like an unimpeded Nvidia in China—loom large.

From Barron's