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 maritime investigators and experts, including a captain who was out in the bay that day, told The Times that a single wave was unlikely to have caused such a large cabin cruiser to sink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
It was a model designed to produce strong returns because investors acquired large stakes at low prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Even if air resources are deployed, some fires have become so large and intense that water bombers are unlikely to put them out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
The WPL could play a large role in "unlocking the economic potential of Cardiff" and "unlocking a transport system that is fair", he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
If Tante Jans’s share in this crowded house was remarkably large, it never seemed so to any of us living there.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Meanwhile, polling since the third candidate, Mallory McMorrow, dropped out suggests that Stevens has been the larger beneficiary of her support.
From Slate ● Jul. 18, 2026
As of Friday afternoon, the blazes had scorched nearly seven million acres, an area larger than the state of Vermont.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Williams welcomed the boost in funding, saying the carnival had become much larger than organisers ever imagined and that investment was needed to help keep participants and visitors safe.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Of course, we also go for stories that are larger than life, that traverse beyond this realm into a place that only movies can go.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Christopher found the place —Areat; or, the Island of Living Gold, it read—on his map: it was barely larger than a pinhead.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
Cars are the main mode of transport in most regions of the world's largest country, where distances to cover are huge.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
For many of the hundreds of families involved in the largest maternity scandal in NHS history, the suffering did not end with the loss of a baby or loved one.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
In early 2023, Spark made its $75 million investment, the largest check it had ever written to a company at the time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
The World Cup is the globe’s largest sporting event — and, this time, it’s also a major tax event for the IRS.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
The largest stones were gone, most likely lodged into its throat.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
