large
Usage
What are other ways to say large?
In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects, large is somewhat formal, great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing, and big is the most general and most colloquial word: a large tree; a great oak; a big tree; a large field; great plains; a big field. When the reference is to degree or a quality, great is the usual word: great beauty; great mistake; great surprise; although big sometimes alternates with it in colloquial style: a big mistake; a big surprise; large is usually not used in reference to degree, but may be used in a quantitative reference: a large number (great number).
Example Sentences
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But how large is the entire universe, including everything beyond what we can see?
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
The NHC warned of the storm surge Hurricane Polo could unleash, which it said could be accompanied by large and destructive waves.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The company intends to repurchase a large amount of shares through January 2028, reflecting “confidence in the long-term opportunity ahead.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Those profits have been promised to go, in large part, to support youth sports programs in Southern California for years to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
When she sees a large opening in the ground behind the Engineering Building, she makes a mental note of the soldiers going in and out and playfully asks, “What’s that?”
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
In short, interest is added on a larger and larger pot as time goes by.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Although such a runway could not be used by larger bombers, it still can accommodate attack and surveillance aircraft.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026
Rare compounds can easily be obscured by other chemicals that occur in much larger quantities.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The S&P 500 is up 0.7% this month, rising on the back of its tech sector’s much larger climb of 4.8% over the same period, according to FactSet data.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
But on this much larger scale, those ripples form a tsunami.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
The Berwick project, set to be one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, will see up to 307 turbines generating enough electricity to power up to six million homes.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
This is likely the largest buyback authorization in U.S. corporate history.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
FTX became one of Anthropic’s largest shareholders, and the FTX Foundation would go on to pledge funding for multiple AI safety nonprofits, including one that now works out of Constellation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
In the interview, Trump said that the largest volume of oil since the war began had transited the strait over the weekend, at more than 20 million barrels.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
Named for the coalfields that had been found alongside the nearby Bluestone River, the Bluefields sat amid some of the largest deposits of bituminous coal in the world.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
