How to Use massive in a Sentence

massive

adjective
  • The fort had massive walls.
  • A massive effort will be required to clean up the debris.
  • You can find a massive amount of information on the Internet.
  • The stunt received massive publicity.
  • The Show — and the grind — that comes with it is a massive step.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Has its boss lost his job for what seems to be a massive screwup?
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Which would lead to the massive Israeli air war, and now the ground action.
    Greg Palkot, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2023
  • That's why the massive crowds are drawn to these rallies.
    ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Despite the cake's massive size, not a single piece was left by the end of the night.
    Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
  • Now, Louisville once again sits poised to face what could be a massive strike.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The Met Gala is a huge—massive—event in the fashion world, and there’s a ton of prep involved.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 4 May 2023
  • Keep scrolling to see the very best of what REI has to offer in this massive long weekend event.
    Alice Bennett, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Bryan is a massive get for the festival, now in its ninth year.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
  • An open-air floor plan connects the main living room to a massive chef’s kitchen.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The space looked massive compared to most engine rooms in this size range.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
  • In the days and weeks that followed, a massive search effort ensued.
    Andrea Marks, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2023
  • As in the past, the law enforcement presence will be massive.
    Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The site features a massive gantry key used to drop aircraft from as high as 200 feet.
    Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 Aug. 2024
  • The star at the center of this system was much more massive than our Sun, the researchers write in their study.
    Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Movies didn’t have a massive life, except for maybe a little bit of TV play.
    Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Dec. 2023
  • The bets were massive—and built on a hollow foundation of bad loans.
    Stephane Lintner, Fortune, 2 May 2023
  • The massive flooding has redrawn the battlefield in that part of the southern front.
    Samantha Schmidt, Anchorage Daily News, 9 June 2023
  • Texas is big enough for more than one massive shopping cart.
    Ariana Garcia, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Each star in the WR 140 binary system is far more massive than the sun.
    Phil Plait, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The 3/4 ounce bait has a massive size 6 black nickel Colorado blade, which generates a lot of thump to help the fish find the bait in the dark.
    Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 23 May 2024
  • Keep in Mind: The larger size is massive and features a center seam.
    Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022
  • And the whole thing concluded with not just a meet-and-greet with the man himself, but a massive free barbeque.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The film was a massive success and would earn more than $20 million in the global box office.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 24 May 2024
  • The 2025 Super Bowl is anticipated to draw a massive crowd in the stadium and in the city.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
  • This year, for the first time ever, the massive event also boasts being plastic-free and eco-friendly.
    Kyra Colah, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025

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