loom large

idiom

: to have great importance or influence

Rising tuition costs loom large in the minds of many parents.

She was a critic who loomed large in literary circles.

Examples of loom large in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As another season at Tottenham Hotspur drifts towards an uncertain close, questions over the future of head coach Ange Postecoglou loom large. —Thom Harris, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

Bigger questions over institutional norms will loom large over the painful process of getting any legislation across the finish line. —Maria Curi, Axios, 25 Mar. 2025

Taurasi’s retirement itself was understated, announced via a story in TIME Magazine on a Tuesday evening in February, but her legacy will loom large over women’s basketball for decades to come. —Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2025

No doubt, the trials of Target loom large for smaller enterprises trying to weather this minefield moment in American history. —Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

Rhymes for loom large

• discharge
• enlarge
• litharge
• recharge
• surcharge
• barge
• charge
• marge
• sarge
• targe
• overcharge