Brobdignagian

Example Sentences

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The room is empty, but for three Brobdignagian bouquets of white roses.

From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2018

The good little man was equally nonplussed when he looked at the water, for he saw the most wonderful medusæ, some so large that they looked like little islands floating about among Brobdignagian sea-weeds.

From The Field of Ice Part II of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Verne, Jules

This apartment was also garnished with its pretty prints and Brobdignagian alphabets, and possessed its coloured maps and stands.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

There blackberries attained Brobdignagian hugeness, rich and delicious.

From Blazing The Way True Stories, Songs and Sketches of Puget Sound by Denny, Emily Inez

There are the fruit and market gardens whose products have a Brobdignagian character.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace