at large
Example Sentences
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A wolf that escaped from a zoo in South Korea remained at large Thursday, authorities said, prompting a local school to close over safety concerns as the search continued.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
More recently, failures at large distributors have shown how quickly deliveries can be interrupted, even when goods are available.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
The cuts come against a backdrop of wider layoffs across the gaming sector, impacting developers at large and small studios alike.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
Tech leaders at large corporations say that, for now, they’re vibe-coding their own small, custom apps, and putting pressure on their software vendors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
After the election of Rudolph Giuliani as mayor of New York in 1994, Bratton was appointed head of the New York City Police Department, and he applied the same strategies to the city at large.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
