leviathan
Example Sentences
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Once the leviathan of profit for companies like Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific, pelvic mesh was now the white whale of liability for mass tort plaintiffs’ attorneys.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
Here is Melville’s literary leviathan fantastically adorned with more than 270 of Kent’s black-and-white illustrations, many of them a full page in size.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
A stiff primary challenge from the liberal leviathan, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024
CEO Kim Bayley said gaming "continued to show its ability to connect with people" last year, and despite the modest growth the industry "remains a leviathan".
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024
Then the sleeping leviathan breathed out, the waters rose, the weed streamed, and the water boiled over the table rock with a roar.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
