colossus

Example Sentences

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Accepting her award in a satiny frock the color of the ocean and a beret the color of gold bullion, the 79-year-old colossus of song seemed a little out of sorts.

From Washington Post

McTominay, an utter colossus on a night of giants, came off the bench on Saturday against Cyprus and scored twice late on.

From BBC

Given a standard freight-car length of 50 or 60 feet, the colossus stretches out to nearly two-thirds the span of a football field.

From Los Angeles Times

From that single newspaper, he spent the next 65 years building what would become a global media colossus once valued at more than $100 billion.

From Los Angeles Times

Led Zeppelin is a classic-rock colossus whose molten riffs are part of the foundation of heavy metal.

From New York Times