epic
Example Sentences
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Habitat destruction, overfishing and water pollution from the Amazon to the Danube threaten the very survival of hundreds of species whose epic voyages along the world's great rivers go largely unnoticed.
From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026
That’s what led to an epic superbloom in 2017, Joan Dudney, an assistant professor of forest ecology at UC Santa Barbara, told The Times in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Colbert is planning to adapt chapters three to eight of The Fellowship of the Ring, in which Frodo and his fellow hobbits begin their epic quest.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
At the same time, an epic collapse in property prices in China has left many there feeling poorer and less inclined to consume luxuries such as foreign-made alcohol.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Aside from the Mahabharata, the Ramayana was the other ancient epic poem that lots of Indians knew.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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