larger-than-life

adjective

larg·​er-than-life ˈlär-jər-ṯẖən-ˈlīf 

: of the sort legends are made of

larger-than-life heroes

Examples of larger-than-life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The free festivities take place from 6-10 p.m. July 3 with a fireworks display at 9:15 p.m. More information: facebook.com Red Hot & Boom in Altamonte Springs brings the city’s larger-than-life fireworks display to Cranes Roost Park for its 28th year. —Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025

It is believed to represent the front portion of a larger-than-life male torso. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025

Bent over by age and arthritis, the Phillips, Wisconsin, resident continued to build life-size and larger-than-life concrete sculptures—over 200 in all—from the late 1940s to the mid-1960s, blending local culture and lore with the wider world and the great beyond. —Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025

Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of an heiress. 6. —The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for larger-than-life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• loosestrife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
• penknife