How to Use encyclopedic in a Sentence

encyclopedic

adjective

• The event was described in encyclopedic detail.
• She published an encyclopedic study of ancient Egypt.
• These are less flaws than the nature of the task that Seifert has set for himself — to provide an encyclopedic survey of the field.
  — Richard Schiffman, Washington Post, 15 July 2022
• And what was amazing was the encyclopedic knowledge that Chris and Anthony and Phil had, to get us through the day.
  — Town & Country, 16 Aug. 2023
• Sound mapping is when someone goes to a place and documents the sound in a very true-to-life, encyclopedic way.
  — Angela Chen, The Verge, 20 May 2018
• The tour guides are plentiful and have an encyclopedic knowledge of both the house and the family.
  — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 13 Dec. 2021
• Newfields is one of the largest encyclopedic art museums in the country, meaning the art spans time and place.
  — Kate Silver, chicagotribune.com, 22 Feb. 2018
• Smith also narrates the playlist with an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music and a through line of love for the Black women who shape it.
  — Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2022
• Both of them had encyclopedic memories that allowed them to have the last word.
  — David Pryce-Jones, National Review, 22 Aug. 2019
• Poyner said Van Jen is known for his encyclopedic knowledge on the fish.
  — Pam Kragen, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Mar. 2018
• The most fascinating part of having Smith around the team, even to those who’s known William for a long time, is still his encyclopedic knowledge.
  — David J. Kim, The Courier-Journal, 29 Oct. 2019
• Who needs to read this encyclopedic account of the last 100 years of women’s fight for equality?
  — Connie Schultz, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
• With her encyclopedic knowledge of the runways, Nagisa Kaneko has become the go-to nail artist for Tokyo's fashion crowd.
  — Kyoko Muramatsu, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2022
• Levine says viewers can come back to Peaks with encyclopedic knowledge of the original, or none at all.
  — Bill Keveney, USA TODAY, 17 May 2017
• The cutting edge involved here also was that Bauer did so with an encyclopedic knowledge of how to make a baseball move through space.
  — Tom Verducci, SI.com, 6 Oct. 2017
• But Hof is probably best known for his encyclopedic knowledge of the borders of the Levant.
  — Nicholas Blanford, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2022
• Side hustles for know-it-alls Notably, your knowledge doesn’t need to be encyclopedic or broad.
  — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
• Audubon was drawn to the democratic and the encyclopedic—birds of all kinds occupying a common space.
  — Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018
• Michell flexes his encyclopedic knowledge of film on the show and invites guests from all walks of the entertainment sector to talk about their craft.
  — PCMAG, 23 Feb. 2022
• Philip told the Star that Gunner was a true athlete and held an encyclopedic knowledge of all kinds of professional sports.
  — Jacqueline Weiss, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
• The scene also attests to the strengths and weaknesses of Cohn’s encyclopedic telling of the story — and the backstory — of the 2010 law whose lengthy tentacles have reshaped much of the U.S. health-care system.
  — Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2021
• He is rooted in an encyclopedic knowledge of Broadway shows, and that's one of his first loves, musicals.
  — ELLE, 8 Apr. 2022
• Host Rob Harmon is known for his eclectic tastes and encyclopedic knowledge of everything from silent films to the trashiest cult classics.
  — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 23 Dec. 2021
• Banks tends to show up to interviews with an encyclopedic knowledge of his hero’s achievements.
  — Selome Hailu, Variety, 6 June 2022
• Her new show is her own, pushing her to deploy her talent, charm and encyclopedic culinary chops to solve challenges.
  — NBC News, 27 Oct. 2020
• Majors is quick to demonstrate his now encyclopedic knowledge of all things MCU.
  — David Betancourt, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
• Speakers praised his encyclopedic knowledge not only of sports, but of movies and classic rock.
  — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, 10 July 2018
• But Blackwell — a hard-core Stooges fan with an encyclopedic knowledge of the late, great Michigan band — was very, very interested.
  — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 9 Aug. 2020
• Marathon Sports has been a Boston institution since 1975, and offers a truly encyclopedic array of running shoes.
  — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Apr. 2024
• Sure, there’s that adage about not judging a book by its cover, but when forced onto the same situational shelf, Strawn and Mildred are about as complementary as a novelty spell book keychain and 26 volumes in an encyclopedic tome.
  — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 July 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024