too great
Example Sentences
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The need was just too great, thought Gil, to stand by and do nothing.
From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026
He said he can't lose hope that "one day a social revolution will allow me to go back, but for now the risk is too great".
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026
No sacrifice was too great for the Volksgemeinschaft—the community of German people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The pitch remained flat but the weight of a colossal target was too great.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2026
Galileo demonstrated that the earth went round the sun, but the authority of the accepted wisdom was too great to dislodge.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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