How to Use larger-than-life in a Sentence

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• The star of the show her larger-than-life crystal earrings.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 6 July 2023
• His larger-than-life persona knew no confines; art and life were one and the same.
  — Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
• Tim Burton has his sights set on a larger-than-life new project.
  — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• My favorite part is the larger-than-life characters who are the face of it.
  — Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
• Leah was a staple at the eatery and was famous for her larger-than-life presence.
  — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023
• The minute-and-a-half trailer teases the film’s larger-than-life creatures and its mix of CGI and live-action.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2023
• Sights of the local marina and mountains give the home a larger-than-life feel.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 July 2024
• That was in 1950, in the midst of an era that would soon be remembered as its own larger-than-life golden age.
  — A.o. Scott, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023
• His father, Dee Kelly Sr. was a larger-than-life man who passed away in 2015.
  — Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024
• Dickey was larger-than-life, and his loss will be felt worldwide.
  — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
• Her larger-than-life seeds made of wood, emphasize the universal motif of the seed that runs through the show.
  — Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024
• Stories about Lynch have always been a bit larger-than-life.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023
• Pinal was a larger-than-life figure, with voluptuous blonde hair and bright red lipstick.
  — Mauricio Torres, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
• Vic, on the other hand, is a larger-than-life charmer who has conned his way through almost everything in his life.
  — Kristina Behr, Parents, 20 May 2024
• While 60 years have passed since the last Negro League game was played, accounts of legendary games and larger-than-life players can still be heard.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Aug. 2023
• Some of his work includes a toilet made of solid gold and a larger-than-life sculpture of a hand with its middle finger in the air.
  — Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
• Courtesy of Rick Hendrick Rick Hendrick has scored a slew of larger-than-life victories over the decades.
  — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024
• Guests will travel through a larger-than-life green pipe, like in Hollywood and Super Mario video games.
  — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
• Thanks to the birth of MTV in 1981, the fashion, style, and larger-than-life personas of the people who made music were more visible than ever.
  — Juan Velasquez, Them, 11 Oct. 2024
• Set over the course of a wedding, the play is a portrayal of a larger-than-life family who are struggling to come to terms with a changing world.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2023
• All those things kind of circle around each other as the orbit of Coach Madden and his larger-than-life influence on the game.
  — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
• Someone who very much stands on their own ground, very larger-than-life characters.
  — Lawrence Burney, Vulture, 5 June 2024
• But the show ends up far less than the sum of its parts, an oddly generic and muted take on a larger-than-life American story.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 2 May 2024
• The outfits, big sounds and larger-than-life personas make 1984 the ideal year to center an exhibit.
  — Troy Smith, Axios, 29 July 2024
• After each of the night’s attendees had trickled in from the vast parking lot, they were met with the show’s name in larger-than-life lettering.
  — Vogue, 16 July 2023
• But his days as a larger-than-life billionaire operating above the law may now be drawing to a close.
  — David L. Stern, Washington Post, 17 Sep. 2023
• Adding to the boutique hotel vibe, there’s a larger-than-life, 30-foot-long bar—the Maranello Bar—with a counter crafted of tiger skin onyx and seating for more than sixteen.
  — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 2 Dec. 2024
• Now coming to market for $5 million, the larger-than-life estate has one hell of a history.
  — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
• During dinner on the first night, Moretti delivers a speech meant to underscore the cult leader-esque charisma telegraphed by larger-than-life celebrities.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
• No wonder Melania appeared to cede the floor to her larger-than-life husband and often disappeared from view during her husband’s first presidency.
  — Dan Alexander, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 18 Feb 2025