man-mountain
Britishnoun
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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.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024
In his video, Mr. Johnson is somber, yet as pained and vulnerable as a man-mountain in a muscles-bulging T-shirt can be.
From New York Times • Jun. 5, 2020
The sequel pits Creed against man-mountain Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago, who killed Adonis Creed’s father, Apollo Creed, in the ring in “Rocky IV.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 16, 2018
Fabinho, a man-mountain alongside Tiemoué Bakayoko in the middle, opened up his body to connect sweetly with a side-foot and the momentum had switched.
From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2017
His most sublime majesty proposeth to the man-mountain, lately arrived at our celestial dominions, the following articles, which by a solemn oath he shall be obliged to perform.
From Gulliver's Travels Into Several Remote Regions of the World by Balliet, Thomas M.
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