too great
Example Sentences
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"In communities the length and breadth of our nation, we are hearing the same story - people saving what they can but finding that the cost of a deposit is simply too great a barrier."
From BBC • May 27, 2026
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
“I’m not too great at my history,” Maye said when asked if he knew the other second-year winners.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
When his head had disappeared, I leaned out to try and see more, but without avail—the distance was too great to allow a proper angle of sight.
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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