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

The bigness of it makes literal the career it contains.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2023

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

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

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2023

It is probably true that all mountains are beautiful; there is something about them, the quality of bigness, of an ethereal joy to their size and scenic quality.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen