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

New Zealand is known for majestic landscapes, epic filmmaking and once-in-a-lifetime vacations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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

Severe epic disapproval—such as moms and teachers do real well.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali