outsize
Example Sentences
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Heavy-duty trucks, which traditionally run on diesel, are an outsize source of air pollution.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
“Because the copper market is so fragile right now from a supply perspective, anything can have an outsize effect on prices,” White said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Investors flocked to the fund, thanks to its outsize returns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The VC business is built on longer time horizons, higher levels of risk and the potential for outsize payoffs tied to meaningful breakthroughs in technology.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
As a child, Petey would catch a glimpse of herself in a mirror or a window or the surface of a still pond and find her own outsize features interesting and unusual—unforgettable even.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
