elephantine

Example Sentences

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It is often assumed that elephantine ponderousness is the price that must be paid for their storytelling heft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

It turned out that, for a few crucial years in the late-Eisenhower and early-Kennedy era, Ellsberg was at the center of this story, and his memory was elephantine.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2023

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

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2022

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 • Nov. 9, 2021

Then the red thing was past and the elephantine progress diminished toward the sea.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding