larger than life
Example Sentences
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It opened my eyes to a world that was larger than life, yet still personal at its core.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
She was larger than life, she was like “Auntie Mame.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
She is a shadow of the bubbly, bright, larger than life character she once was, and now rarely wants to go out and socialise while suffering daily trauma and questioning why it happened.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026
Mike Papantonio strutted on a raised stage, his own face a hundred times larger than life on the screen behind him.
From Slate • Jan. 13, 2026
In their absence, these mothers become larger than life.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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