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

But even they may be stumped when faced with the gargantuan challenge of coming up with a deserving story to encapsulate the unique feat of producing 500 episodes of television.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

Mr. Boyes wonders if any current descendants of Henry—any similarly gargantuan beasts—are still roaming the planet, then sets out to find them, if they exist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The building’s bottom half crumbles right, toward the Sands of Asase, and its top half falls to the left—toward the gargantuan swirling portal below.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer