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

Vacations to a Disney park were never cheap but now, in a reflection of American culture writ large, there are ever more-expensive tiers to pay to get into.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

Beneath the pomp and bonhomie there are significant differences in what the two sides want to get out of the summit and how they perceive the U.S.-China relationship writ large.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“Tech writ large is now” 40% of global equity value, Nicholas Colas, co-founder of DataTrek Research, said in a note emailed Tuesday.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

Her niceness is writ large, it is her defining quality and she needs it acknowledged, often, daily almost, which can be tiring.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins