man-mountain

noun

1. informal,  a man who is very tall and heavily built

Example Sentences

Man-mountain Augustus remains the main threat with ball in hand from the pack and his influential double-try display merited the man-of-the-match award, but with the South African set to join Ulster next year the stage is set for Pollock to come to the fore.

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In Paris, the 6ft 6in, 18st 8lb man-mountain defied physics to execute the perfect low tackle on Springbok Franco Mostert.

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And never mind the man-mountain character named Gunni, pronounced “Goonie.”

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In his video, Mr. Johnson is somber, yet as pained and vulnerable as a man-mountain in a muscles-bulging T-shirt can be.

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Two man-mountain bubbas who showed up on Saturday in floppy straw hats and baggy shorts to accommodate their tree-trunk legs must have skipped over the section about safety: "Please be reminded that under wet conditions the grounds may become slippery, and appropriate precautions should be observed."

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