How to Use larger-than-life in a Sentence
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            Del Toro’s charisma fills this larger-than-life role all the way to the brim.
                        
 —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025 
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            The star of the show her larger-than-life crystal earrings.
                        
 —Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 6 July 2023 
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            Grab a free red rose at Disc Plaza in Uptown and stay to view the larger-than-life ice heart.
                        
 —Alexis Clinton, Axios, 13 Feb. 2025 
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            His larger-than-life persona knew no confines; art and life were one and the same.
                        
 —Emily Labarge, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025 
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            Tim Burton has his sights set on a larger-than-life new project.
                        
 —Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024 
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            My favorite part is the larger-than-life characters who are the face of it.
                        
 —Karla Alindahao, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023 
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            Leah was a staple at the eatery and was famous for her larger-than-life presence.
                        
 —Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023 
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            The minute-and-a-half trailer teases the film’s larger-than-life creatures and its mix of CGI and live-action.
                        
 —Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2023 
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            Sights of the local marina and mountains give the home a larger-than-life feel.
                        
 —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 July 2024 
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            David Johansen, the larger-than-life frontman of the 1970s proto-punk band New York Dolls, has died.
                        
 —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025 
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            That was in 1950, in the midst of an era that would soon be remembered as its own larger-than-life golden age.
                        
 —A.o. Scott, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023 
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            His father, Dee Kelly Sr. was a larger-than-life man who passed away in 2015.
                        
 —Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2024 
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            Dickey was larger-than-life, and his loss will be felt worldwide.
                        
 —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024 
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            At one time, there was a party every week at the larger-than-life mansion.
                        
 —Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025 
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            Her larger-than-life seeds made of wood, emphasize the universal motif of the seed that runs through the show.
                        
 —Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 31 Oct. 2024 
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            Stories about Lynch have always been a bit larger-than-life.
                        
 —Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Apr. 2023 
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            Hogan’s larger-than-life personality was seen in and out of the wrestling ring.
                        
 —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025 
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            With his absurd hair and larger-than-life persona, Trump is a walking meme.
                        
 —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025 
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            Pinal was a larger-than-life figure, with voluptuous blonde hair and bright red lipstick.
                        
 —Mauricio Torres, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024 
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            When Freddy Got Fingered came out, my life had gotten so larger-than-life that this was maybe time to bring me back to Earth.
                        
 —Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Feb. 2025 
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            Vic, on the other hand, is a larger-than-life charmer who has conned his way through almost everything in his life.
                        
 —Kristina Behr, Parents, 20 May 2024 
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            It is believed to represent the front portion of a larger-than-life male torso.
                        
 —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025 
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            While 60 years have passed since the last Negro League game was played, accounts of legendary games and larger-than-life players can still be heard.
                        
 —Okla Jones, Essence, 15 Aug. 2023 
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            Some of his work includes a toilet made of solid gold and a larger-than-life sculpture of a hand with its middle finger in the air.
                        
 —Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023 
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            Courtesy of Rick Hendrick Rick Hendrick has scored a slew of larger-than-life victories over the decades.
                        
 —Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2024 
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            Guests will travel through a larger-than-life green pipe, like in Hollywood and Super Mario video games.
                        
 —Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024 
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            Thanks to the birth of MTV in 1981, the fashion, style, and larger-than-life personas of the people who made music were more visible than ever.
                        
 —Juan Velasquez, Them, 11 Oct. 2024 
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            Set over the course of a wedding, the play is a portrayal of a larger-than-life family who are struggling to come to terms with a changing world.
                        
 —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2023 
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            All those things kind of circle around each other as the orbit of Coach Madden and his larger-than-life influence on the game.
                        
 —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 
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            The show will feature larger-than-life musical numbers, puppets, cutting-edge technology and more to bring new energy to the stage adaptation of Hercules.
                        
 —Megan Dubois, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 
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