larger than life

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The emotions are not complex here, but they are heartfelt, thanks to how McLaughlin and Union conjure up larger-than-life personalities via their voice performances.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

Disney’s struggles with succession over the decades have become epic dramas filled with false starts, larger-than-life leaders reticent to go and allegations of hollow searches for a new CEO.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

In an interview with the BBC's Mark Savage in 2024, she described Chappell as a "larger-than-life, drag queen version of myself", who allows her to be rebellious and risqué.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

His larger-than-life exploits and traveling shows defined America’s frontier identity and established the cowboy as a national icon, while also transforming Cody into the country’s original reality star.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 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