epics

Example Sentences

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Adapting Homer’s ancient Greek saga, Nolan has created an epic to end all epics: the tale of a king struggling to return home after years away at war.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Why the latest literary trend favors short, punchy prose over epics.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

By emulating epics like Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, the live-action “House of David” opens its story to a much broader audience than most Christian content.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

The play will be "a rambunctious comedy of deception and disguise inspired by the grand swashbuckling epics of stage and screen", and will reach the stage in early 2027, the announcement said.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

“Sometimes the heroes in epics are assisted by eagle kings and clever monkey princes. But it’s been quite some time. The world is rusty at being dazzling, and so...here I am.”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi