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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New York imposed a statewide moratorium on large data centers in July, and Texas’s August directive halted as many as 1,800 projects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He said the company has broadened its customer base to include multiple hyperscalers — or large cloud companies that provide computing power.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The first three words are in smaller print on the side while “woman” is in large lettering across the front.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
By measuring how large the wakes become, how quickly they travel, how far they extend, and how long they take to fade, scientists may be able to determine important properties of quark-gluon plasma.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
One day, near a wood, they saw a large hunting party.
From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios
Smaller companies seeking equity capital are being crowded out by larger issuances, Kerr said—including the possible November listing of frontier AI model maker Anthropic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The analysis focused on productions from larger studios that cost at least $5 million for feature films, $1 million for TV episodes under 41 minutes and $1.7 million for longer episodes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the years since, Duke and his colleagues have expanded on the initial scope of his dissertation to compile more evidence from a larger collection of samples.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The hope is that your profits on the winning side of these two bets will be larger than your losses on the losing side.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
Though we now lived in a city much larger than White Sulphur Springs or Marion or Bluefield, we felt everyone’s small-town love, care, and concern.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix’s $26.5 billion listing of depository receipts in New York was the largest fundraising of the period, followed by Intel’s $23 billion capital raise in August.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
The region's largest settlement was home to the Tocobaga, while smaller Mocoso, Pohoy, and Uzita chiefdoms were scattered nearby.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The Ellison family now controls one of the largest traditional media companies ever formed, with HBO, CNN, CBS, Comedy Central, TBS, Food Network, two traditional Hollywood studios and two major streaming services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
The cities are the largest in southern California and house major US military installations including Navy ports and Air Force bases.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
He edged backwards -straight into the largest mound.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
