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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Sporting events make up a large portion of the business: In June and July alone, sports trading volume on Kalshi was more than $58 billion, and on Polymarket it was nearly $22 billion, Pew found.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
“If we exclude large orders…the result for August is only a minimal decline of 0.1%,” Solveen said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
While Herman’s house is large by most standards, it personifies that same lack of ostentation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the Grafton Centre, Cambridge, it is a similar story, with shuttered units, a large empty former Debenhams department store and a permanently closed cinema.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
This “factory” turned out to be no more than another large barracks inside the camp complex.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Renters became a larger part of the U.S. population after the Great Depression, with 56% of households renting in 1940.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The challenge for Apple’s new CEO: keeping the innovation engine running at a company vastly larger than the one Jobs left behind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Ellison promoted existing executive team members to serve in corporate roles at the new firm with larger portfolios.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026
Women's teams associated with a Premier League club often take the opportunity to play their home matches at the larger men's stadium to allow more fans to attend.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Beginners are advised to start with the larger nuts, such as the Brazil nut, and then work their way downward in size, through the pecan, the cashew, and the hazelnut.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
The acquisition aims to create one of the largest industrial-software portfolios at a time when the rise of AI is reshaping customer needs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
New technology has been installed to track how much carbon is being taken out of the atmosphere by Scotland's largest saltmarsh.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
This largely reflects the growing influence of a handful of mega-capitalization companies, including the “Magnificent Seven,” a group of some of the largest U.S.-publicly traded companies that saw big gains earlier in this bull market.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Malaysia hosts more than 215,000 refugees and asylum seekers registered with the United Nations refugee agency, including more than 126,000 Rohingya from Myanmar -- its largest refugee community.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
And then, just as Jack and May passed by the largest group of boys, an angry voice yelled out from behind them.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
