outsize

Example Sentences

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The alarm about “60 Minutes” is a quaint throwback to an era when it exercised an outsize influence on the minds of the American public.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Many observers noted an outsize jump last month of 70,000 leisure and hospitality workers, which seemed related to the coming World Cup.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

This means retail investors have benefited from the semiconductor rally — however, they could see outsize losses if the trend reverses.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

“Their liquidity, scale, and outsize index weightings make them the path of least resistance, and therefore the most likely to absorb any broad-based selling or rotation,” the report said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Throughout my childhood and adult life, Moni, Jagu, and Rajesh played an outsize role in my family’s imagination.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee