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

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 • Apr. 7, 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

Mulch was not one bit surprised that his recyclings had managed to hurl the elephantine Mud Man several yards through the air.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer