How to Use large in a Sentence

large

1 of 3 adjective

• It's the largest city in the state.
• He has a very large appetite.
• Which city has the largest population?
• A large number of workers have filed complaints.
• Her policies are supported by a large part of the population.
• These T-shirts are available in three sizes: small, medium, and large.
• Use a large door to get into it.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026
• Stratton stopped at a large grate and peered down.
  — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
• Doris has a large piece that is about the war on Gaza.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
• This is a large plant, growing up to five feet tall.
  — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
• The Knicks built a lead as large as 61 points.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
• The bank said that was the largest five-day spread in more than 25 years.
  — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
• Place in a pastry bag fitted with a large plain tip.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
• They may yet be sold if the offers are too large to reject.
  — Michael Walker, New York Times, 29 May 2026
• Place the lemon mixture into a large bowl.
  — Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
• The suspect in the shooting is still at large.
  — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
• Morton kosher salt in a large, high-sided pot.
  — Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
• At first glance, I was impressed by how large this tote bag is.
  — Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
• Bieber’s stage was large, roundish, and mostly bare, with a hilly ridge around the edges.
  — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
• The main risks are damaging straight-line winds and large hail.
  — Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
• This clock’s large light and cloth base give it a warm, welcoming look.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
• This means it's equipped to handle video calls as well as large file transfers.
  — Molly Burford, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
• The plea is part of a larger agreement to plead guilty to state charges as well.
  — Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 2 Nov. 2023
• Melbourne, the state's largest city, also came close to its hottest day.
  — CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
• Open like a book to create 1 large, thin cutlet.
  — Chris Morocco, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
• Break large groups into smaller groups.
  — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
• Start with housing, the largest expense.
  — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
• In a 116-109 loss, those free throws loomed large.
  — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 1 May 2026
• Now, birds will take on a larger role in the Buried City.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
• As the largest organ in the body, the skin serves as your body’s first line of defense.
  — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 8 Oct. 2025

large

2 of 3 adverb

• The mafia used to loom large here.
  — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
• The fate of the two high schools loomed large in both cities all fall.
  — al, 14 Dec. 2022
• The bullpen’s struggles loomed large in the three-game sweep.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2021
• There, fashion loomed large in his mind, even from a young age.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Jan. 2022
• What does that do for the landscape of podcasting writ large?
  — Kira Bindrim, Quartz, 6 June 2022
• Both disks are surrounded by the gold bead motif, writ large.
  — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 6 Sep. 2022
• With both offenses stuck in the mud, special teams play loomed large.
  — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 5 Dec. 2021
• But his points loomed large in the fourth for Hillcrest (4-0).
  — Jeff Vorva, chicagotribune.com, 27 Nov. 2021
• This is the problem that's a microcosm of the problem writ large in law.
  — Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
• These were not outliers but the story of the pandemic writ large.
  — New York Times, 14 Jan. 2022
• Customer reviews and social media posts are just words-of-mouth writ large.
  — Matthew Earle, Forbes, 18 May 2022
• As such, the 3-point gap loomed large in the Spurs’ favor Friday.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2022
• Goldin played a part in an extraordinary moment for the city and art writ large.
  — K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2022
• For the third straight game, a 2-point conversion attempt loomed large for the Ravens.
  — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 19 Dec. 2021
• The specter of learning loss has loomed large over parents and teachers since the start of the pandemic.
  — Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2021
• Police believe there may be more than one person, still at-large, involved in the shooting.
  — NBC News, 26 Mar. 2022
• The Weisselbergs, both sides in the case agree, lived large on the company dime.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2022
• In the year-and-a-half arc of the pandemic, this Labor Day has loomed large.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2021
• Lanier lived large on a 35-acre estate about 25 miles north of Houston.
  — Sari Horwitz, Washington Post, 7 July 2022
• Brady Christensen, who can play all five offensive line spots, looms large on the free-agent market.
  — Mike Kaye june 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 June 2026
• Whew, this is going to be one that stings for Auburn, as special teams miscues loomed large in the overtime loss.
  — Tom Green | [email protected], al, 6 Nov. 2022
• China also loomed large over the meeting on the craggy coast of Cornwall.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 June 2021
• The next result is a bad reputation of the industry writ large.
  — John Hayes, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
• In at least one case, when rioters nearly stole a police firearm, the threat of gun violence loomed large.
  — Cassidy McDonald, CBS News, 27 May 2021
• Many of the problems that doomed Hurley's team earlier in the season again loomed large.
  — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2022
• The question of when — or if — De León would return had loomed large at City Hall.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2022
• Standing 6-foot-10, Farley's presence loomed large on the court.
  — The Courier-Journal, 16 Aug. 2022
• The two firms loomed large over the others’ results because of their increasingly integral role in the world of tech.
  — Wired, 31 July 2022
• His daughter changed the party name and transformed it from a toxic fringe movement, but the party’s past still loomed large over the runoff vote five years ago.
  — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
• The bigger worry for Sony investors is how the gigantic deal could shake up the videogame industry writ large.
  — Jacky Wong, WSJ, 19 Jan. 2022

large

3 of 3 noun

• These shirts are all larges.
• At club, get headphones, choose tunes and dance at larges silent dance party of year.
  — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, 8 Jan. 2018
• All three cities will continue to elect their mayors at-large.
  — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 July 2017
• All council members are elected at-large for four-year terms.
  — Karen Huppertz, ajc, 6 Nov. 2017
• The mayor will continue to be elected from the city at-large.
  — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Jan. 2018
• The current school board includes six sub-district members and three at-large.
  — Mará Rose Williams, kansascity, 4 June 2018
• On their own, they wouldn't have been hired for this large of a job, because their businesses were too small.
  — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 20 June 2026
• Council members elected via district or at-large would serve 2-year terms.
  — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 8 Sep. 2019
• Why not just elect congressional members at-large, statewide?
  — Rich Exner, cleveland.com, 3 May 2018
• Once machines this large can move around people, regulators will need to catch up.
  — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
• And some districts are at-large, meaning each qualified voter gets one vote.
  — Ryan Randazzo, azcentral, 26 Mar. 2020
• Short-term markets can be a sweet spot for traders, as are those with a large of number of participants.
  — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 2 July 2026
• Each of Newton’s eight wards has two councilors-at-large who are elected by voters across the city.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2019
• All seats are at-large, meaning that the trio of candidates receiving the most votes will each earn a spot on the board.
  — Geoff Bruce, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2018
• Zuno said officials did not opt to search for that animal, which is presumably still at-large.
  — Eric Kurhi, The Mercury News, 4 June 2017
• In these areas, a person could easily trigger an avalanche large enough to bury someone.
  — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
• The mayor continues to be elected at-large in most cities with voting districts.
  — Phil Diehl, sandiegouniontribune.com, 22 Oct. 2017
• Council's nine members have been elected at-large since 1935.
  — Sharon Coolidge, Cincinnati.com, 8 Sep. 2019
• At the same time, just one of their losses, at Indiana, came against a team with no hope of getting an at-large.
  — Michael Beller, SI.com, 6 Feb. 2018
• Five members are elected by district and two are at-large, serving four-year terms and no more than three consecutive terms.
  — Mary Grace Keller, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 24 July 2019
• The position of Poway mayor will continue to be elected at-large.
  — Steve Dreyer, Pomerado News, 1 Sep. 2017
• As of Wednesday, a third suspect, 23-year-old Tyrone Myles was still at-large.
  — Shelby Hartman, NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2017
• There are dozens of designer T-shirts, in sizes ranging from large to extra-large, prices starting at $18.
  — Cristina Bolling, charlotteobserver, 16 Oct. 2017
• The owner of the horses was charged with allowing livestock to run at-large forbidden, a misdemeanor.
  — Jeff A. Chamer may 19, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 2026
• Oklahoma is the lowest-seeded at-large in the field after sneaking in with a 16–14 record.
  — Dan Gartland, SI.com, 12 Mar. 2018
• The extra-large Drawing pendant ($175) is an example of this.
  — Anh-Minh Le, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Jan. 2018
• Fuller, a former city councilor-at-large who took office in 2018, is asking voters for a second, four-year term.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Oct. 2021
• According to police, the men had applied liquid on the women's hands, and were among four suspects-at-large charged together with the women for the murder.
  — NBC News, 24 Oct. 2017
• Bras and panties come in basic colors of black, white, and fire-engine red, range from $25 to $55, and are offered in extra-small to extra-large.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 12 July 2018
• Island natives worry their taxes will balloon as wealthy buyers build larges homes, increasing property values.
  — CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026