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large sum
noun as in king's ransom
Example Sentences
At Tuesday’s public comment period, several speakers blasted the decision to pay McDonnell such a large sum instead of using the funds to address the conditions that cause homelessness.
It’s a large sum, but still far short of original projections, which promised $600 million to $1.1 billion per year.
Its lawyers sent a cease-and-desist letter to Automattic that alleged Mullenweg had “threatened” that WP Engine had to pay Automattic a “very large sum of money” before his WordCamp keynote—or he would embark on a “scorched earth nuclear approach” to WP Engine.
The 2002 race provided Bourgi with another colourful story, when a representative of Burkinabe leader Blaise Compaoré arrived in Paris with a large sum of money concealed in djembe drums.
Like many trafficked women, Isata was told she must work to pay her traffickers a large sum of money to buy back her freedom.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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