enormity
Example Sentences
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Aside from the enormity of the amount proposed, defense budgets are as susceptible to leakage as any government-funded program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026
Antonelli fought back tears and struggled for words during his post-race interview as the enormity of the moment sunk in.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
Still, America knows little of Glass’ operatic enormity.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
"Instead of being dumbstruck by the enormity of it, we can actually make progress toward an answer about why we're here in the universe."
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
The enormity of what I’d rashly committed myself to set in.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
Vocabulary lists containing enormity
Things Fall Apart
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