gargantuan

Example Sentences

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In Riyadh, construction crews in recent months parked their backhoes at a quarter-mile-wide pit where the world’s largest building—a gargantuan cube that could hold 20 Empire State Buildings—was supposed to be built.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A bomb meant to kill a monster ends up creating a gargantuan problem, one that has inspired 38 movies and counting.

From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026

He designs his gargantuan models spontaneously while working.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

That provision was offered because Warner board members have expressed concerns that Paramount may not be able to round up sufficient financing to close such a gargantuan deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

George, who was wandering up Carondelet with an armload of packages wrapped in plain brown paper, heard the cry and went up to the gargantuan vendor.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole