larger-than-life
adjective
larg·er-than-life
ˈlär-jər-ṯẖən-ˈlīf 
: of the sort legends are made of
larger-than-life heroes
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Wolfgang Welch, who recently took over management duties at Vanity, described Calcagni as a larger-than-life figure and a respected presence in the city’s adult entertainment industry.
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Whereas the original movie was low-budget and had an amateur, homemade feel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 became a bombastic, larger-than-life spectacle.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The place is the Savin Bar + Kitchen, in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, where immediately inside the front door, patrons are greeted by a larger-than-life framed mugshot of Bulger — the mob-boss, murderer, bank robber, drug dealer and extortionist — peering cooly out from under his fedora.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
While being role models for their school and community, the players are still teenagers who have come together to strive for a larger-than-life accomplishment.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
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Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Whereas the original movie was low-budget and had an amateur, homemade feel, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 became a bombastic, larger-than-life spectacle.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
The place is the Savin Bar + Kitchen, in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, where immediately inside the front door, patrons are greeted by a larger-than-life framed mugshot of Bulger — the mob-boss, murderer, bank robber, drug dealer and extortionist — peering cooly out from under his fedora.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
While being role models for their school and community, the players are still teenagers who have come together to strive for a larger-than-life accomplishment.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for larger-than-life
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