colossus

noun co·los·sus \ kə-ˈlä-səs \

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

Examples: colossus in a Sentence

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Definition of colossus

plural colossi play \kə-ˈlä-ˌsī\

1 : a statue of gigantic size and proportions

2 : a person or thing of immense size or power

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Examples of colossus in a Sentence

The building is a colossus of steel and glass.
Leonardo da Vinci remains a colossus in the history of art.

Recent Examples of colossus from the Web

The Goldbergs—created and written by radio colossus Gertrude Berg, who also starred in the show—depicted a Jewish family in the Bronx.

— jeff lipsky, HWD, "Milo Ventimiglia, Sara Gilbert, Constance Wu, and Other TV Moms and Dads Sound Off," 14 June 2018
Coworking colossus WeWork is now valued at $20 billion.

— patrick sisson, Curbed, "Can tech outsmart the housing shortage?," 29 May 2018
In addition to Guangzhou and Hong Kong, the Delta encompasses Shenzhen, the home of internet colossus Tencent, telecommunication giant Huawei and the vast Foxconn plant that has assembled millions of Apple iPhones.

— barry d. wood, USA TODAY, "'Mini-Memphis': Inside FedEx's bustling hub in China," 10 May 2018
The melding of Britain’s second- and third-biggest supermarket chains would create a colossus in the industry, though both brands would be retained—Asda pitches its appeal to more cost-conscious shoppers than Sainsbury’s.

— The Economist, "Business this week," 3 May 2018
These colossus games of Godzilla vs. King Kong are fun.

— mac engel, star-telegram, "Texas football shows the future of premium price gouging | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 21 May 2018
Here are a dozen of the dopest office-appropriate options the footwear colossus has to offer.

— yang-yi goh, GQ, "The Best Office-Ready Shoes to Buy On Zappos Right Now," 15 May 2018
An intricate carving found on the back-pillar of the colossus reinforces this theory.

— nell lewis, CNN, "Colossal statue of 'forgotten' pharaoh brought to life in 3D images," 20 Apr. 2018
For now, UnitedHealth remains the colossus astride it all.

— zachary tracer, Bloomberg.com, "30,000 Strong and Counting, UnitedHealth Gathers a Doctor Army," 9 Apr. 2018

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Did You Know?

The original colossi (notice the plural form) were the larger-than-life statues made by the Greeks and Romans. The most famous of these was the Colossus of Rhodes, a statue of the sun god Helios built on the Greek island of Rhodes around 280 B.C. that was over 100 feet tall and took more than 12 years to build. The Statue of Liberty is a modern colossus, enormous and stately, at the entrance to New York Harbor. And someone who has played a colossal role in history, such as Winston Churchill, may be called a colossus as well.