writ large

Idioms  

1. Signified, expressed, or embodied with greater magnitude, as in That book on Lincoln is simply an article writ large. [Mid-1600s]

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Example Sentences

The states have an important and ongoing role in regulating gaming writ large.

From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026

I have a lot of respect for people, those ultrawealthy individuals who commit themselves to supporting culture writ large, the museums and beyond—symphony, opera, theater.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

There’s plenty of folks who I’ve heard from personally, who are concerned, not just for themselves, but for their neighbors, for their friends and for the system writ large.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

The other is that Kennedy is shaping not just the present state of our health but the future of health care writ large.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2026

They take the view that science is, in essence, common sense applied systematically, or, as Karl Popper put it, ‘common-sense knowledge writ large, as it were’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton