bigness

Example Sentences

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“I was pretty naive to the bigness, the vastness of it,” Shiffrin said of her first Games in 2014 on a recent episode of her podcast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Jerome, who won an Emmy for “When They See Us,” plays to his apparent size with some exaggerated expressions, even as his soft features mitigate that bigness; his eyes are always asking questions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Life’s saving graces come in all sizes, with the small ones often accumulating and surprising us with their bigness when we least expect it.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Being big, even in a time of more bigness, is an exception that relies on variable, ever-changing circumstances.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2023

I could feel the bigness of it and the unknownness of it and a pent-up tension—whether of tears or anger, I couldn't tell.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison