behemoth

Example Sentences

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But thousands of men were pouring into Redding to build the dam — a 602-foot concrete behemoth that irrigates millions of acres of Central Valley farmland — and they sure worked up an appetite.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Stamps and signatures from every home club Tony has visited line the pages of his precious scrapbook, a behemoth record of the ultimate football groundhopping adventure.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

SpaceX is a trillion-dollar behemoth, and its initial public offering could be among the largest in history, raising tens of billions of dollars for its ambitious growth plans, including artificial-intelligence initiatives.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

There are few things Americans agree on these days, but one is a shared delight in the anguishes of the Durham, N.C., basketball behemoth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Before they could say anything he half walked, half crawled toward the behemoth, angling toward its tail, thinking it would be easier to step over the tail than the body or snout.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith