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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Jefferson House, the official ambassadorial residence where she often takes meetings, has been decorated with large black-and-white portraits of Guilfoyle, according to people who have visited.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
They generally have large troves of AI-generated text alongside content written by humans -- and compare the two.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
Microsoft’s stock had been punished earlier this year, as AI fears loomed large over the software sector.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Leslie Goldman, who lives near Studebaker and Stearns, said large piles of dirt — at times higher than cars — have blocked residents from crossing the street or seeing oncoming traffic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Several prisoners were standing in line at a large desk.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
As it grew larger, individual stakeholders had “less and less voice,” Tallinn said in an episode of the Manifold podcast this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In recent weeks, those fundraising efforts have been overshadowed by the much larger influx of money being collected by labor unions, business groups, real estate developers and others looking to boost their favored mayoral candidate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
He rose to fame as a “looksmaxxer,” which is a spin-off of the larger incel community.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
"You don't want to mess up," Sending says, adding that the wrong gift could potentially derail any larger objectives.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
But as Jonathan bent to pick up a larger branch, he realized how dry the forest floor was.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
The BBC has approached Freeport, which operates Papua's Grasberg mine, one of the world's largest gold and copper operations, for comment.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The summit produced no major policy announcements on flashpoints like artificial intelligence, Taiwan or trade, apart from a two-month extension of a tariff truce between the world's two largest economies.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
After 16 months in prison—and a global campaign for his release—Evan was finally freed in August 2024, in the largest East-West prisoner swap since the Cold War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
That’s the largest August number for that demographic since 2014 — and it’s often a month when new grads are starting their first job, one economist previously told MarketWatch, also pointing to AI’s impact.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The one closest to her was the largest.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
