elephantine

Example Sentences

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“He is mostly evasive. His pauses are elephantine. Broadway musicals could be mounted during his pauses.”

From Washington Post

By the 1960s, Mr. Lorayne was best known for holding audiences rapt with feats of memory that bordered on the elephantine.

From New York Times

It feels less oppressive, less elephantine, lighter and more graceful on its feet.

From Los Angeles Times

Its existence suggests that other elephantine asteroids, veiled by the sun’s glare, remain disconcertingly undiscovered.

From New York Times

Despite Casey’s protestations, the dog somehow ends up in her backpack, and when Clifford blows up to elephantine proportions, it sets off a series of wild adventures through the city.

From Seattle Times