larger than life

Example Sentences

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“But I believe in their mind what they had made up as Beast Mode is this larger-than-life, kind of surreal individual.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Greene's larger-than-life political persona loomed over voters as they chose her replacement.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Amazon’s new artificial intelligence czar, Peter DeSantis, is a larger-than-life figure within the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

The mural will feature three images of Liu, including two of her skating, but the centerpiece is a larger-than-life headshot of her from the women’s singles medal ceremony.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

So Chip became the Colonel—the military-style planner of their pranks, and Alaska was ever Alaska, the larger-than-life creative force behind them.

From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green