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
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
Flamboyance is called for – someone not only larger than life but also "silly" and "daft", they agreed.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
Stone’s iPad, with its open sonic complexity, created a sense of space, a roomy aural soundscape in which jazz and butoh became elements not egos, not larger than life, just more life, the merrier.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
After all the action and mental strain, travel and grief, he felt suddenly reborn, larger than life and brimming with new-found self-confidence.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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