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

Across Havana, the ravages of time, lack of maintenance and overcrowding is writ large in the facades of one of the best preserved colonial cities in the Americas.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

It’s that rarest of investigative-journalism properties: a consistently profitable enterprise that commands the levels of advertising expenditures that have otherwise plunged across traditional TV and informational media writ large.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

“The American consumer writ large is fragile, and under increasing financial pressure,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Now imagine that kind of corrupted, perverted system of justice writ large.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

That, you could say, is kairos writ large.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith