outsize

Example Sentences

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Change has become the norm, black swans proliferate like starlings, and the ability to navigate through the flux makes the difference between outsize success and obsolescence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Many observers noted an outsize jump last month of 70,000 leisure and hospitality workers, which seemed related to the coming World Cup.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

This means retail investors have benefited from the semiconductor rally — however, they could see outsize losses if the trend reverses.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Many observers noted an outsize jump last month of 70,000 leisure and hospitality workers, which seemed related to the coming World Cup.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

She chopped onions fast and hard with an outsize heavy knife, something she had learned to do from a cooking video.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart