larger than life
Example Sentences
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It opened my eyes to a world that was larger than life, yet still personal at its core.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
She was larger than life, she was like “Auntie Mame.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
Mike Papantonio strutted on a raised stage, his own face a hundred times larger than life on the screen behind him.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
The consensus was someone who is warm, funny, loud, brash and larger than life, with jokes for the children and adults alike but they cannot be a shrinking violet.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
After all the action and mental strain, travel and grief, he felt suddenly reborn, larger than life and brimming with new-found self-confidence.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
