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big-hearted

[big-hahr-tid] / ˈbɪgˈhɑr tɪd /


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With his new novel “Contrapposto”, Dave Eggers has written a big-hearted, deeply moving story about the choices artists make, or don’t make, to square up their own notions of success and happiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

And it’s that type of generous, big-hearted love that makes the time between when we say goodbye and when we see each other again a little bit easier to bear.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Then Ares suddenly stops being evil and becomes a big-hearted protector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

"They've really got stuck into the life of the church... they are such a big-hearted, gentle, loving family who have got involved and given their all since they've been here in Nottingham."

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

I wanted to break this smaller version of who he was and release the big-hearted man I’d married.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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