jumbo

Example Sentences

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After a quick stop at the dessert station for a jumbo pecan brownie, I follow my family to a circle of painted lawn chairs.

From Literature

“My parents dragged me both times. It’s total mumbo jumbo, though. Nothing checks out, absolutely nothing scientific about what they claim. But people eat it up.”

From Literature

The Air Force announced in December that it would buy two additional 747-8 aircraft “to establish an overall training and sustainment strategy” for its small fleet of Boeing jumbo jets.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rates fell across most loan types, expect for jumbo mortgages.

From MarketWatch

I think she went on an airplane, like a jumbo jet, once in her life.

From Los Angeles Times