loom large

idiom

: to have great importance or influence

Rising tuition costs loom large in the minds of many parents.

She was a critic who loomed large in literary circles.

Examples of loom large in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Worth the money Heat pumps loom large as a component of electric utility sustainability initiatives. —Andrew Heath, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2024

None of this is cheap, and the risks of unintended consequences — and questions about whether these ideas even work — loom large. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2024

Yet, amidst the marvels these innovations bring, questions loom large. —Max (chong) Li, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

For them, charging time and inadequate charging infrastructure loom large, in addition to repair costs and resale value. —Steve Mollman, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2024

And in a season where competition is fierce—even for a wild card spot—this decision could loom large come September. —Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2024

By Christine Odera In the maze of today's global business landscape, digital threats loom large. —Zenger News, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024

Steven Ellis, an archaeologist at the University of Cincinnati, tells Hyperallergic’s Sarah E. Bond that Pliny and Pompeii loom large in the history books, and discoveries related to them tend to capture the public imagination—even if the evidence of a connection is uncertain. —Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024

The lack of a national security deal will loom large over Biden's Friday meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. —Stephen Groves, arkansasonline.com, 7 Feb. 2024