How to Use massive in a Sentence

massive

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  • The fort had massive walls.
  • A massive effort will be required to clean up the debris.
  • You can find a massive amount of information on the Internet.
  • The stunt received massive publicity.
  • The fall year over year is massive.
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Out came a massive whiskey glass.
    Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • There’s this massive plate on your chest.
    Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Has its boss lost his job for what seems to be a massive screwup?
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2024
  • There's a massive gap [of] my life that just went up in flames.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • But that alone can’t account for the massive leap.
    Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The up-and-down movement has been massive.
    Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • With one massive win, the outlook has changed.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Show — and the grind — that comes with it is a massive step.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Again, massive applause and cheers broke out.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • This is just the very first glimpse of what will be a massive amount of data.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 13 July 2022
  • Now, Louisville once again sits poised to face what could be a massive strike.
    Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Aug. 2023
  • The onion rings -- hand-breaded and massive -- are worth a trip on their own.
    Kat Robinson River Valley Eats, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2025
  • But four years ago, Sorsby screwed up in a massive way.
    Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • The history is massive and there are truths on that that are there.
    Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Bryan is a massive get for the festival, now in its ninth year.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The coming heat wave will also have a massive reach.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 29 June 2026
  • The race drew massive interest, both on the ground and from afar.
    Philip Elliott, Time, 4 Mar. 2026
  • That's led the company to raise massive sums of cash.
    Ian Thomas, CNBC, 19 May 2026
  • The space looked massive compared to most engine rooms in this size range.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The record-breaking boy group is in the midst of a massive comeback year.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 July 2026
  • Defense stocks have enjoyed massive gains over the past five years.
    Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • In the courtyard, there are geese in a pen — and a massive mound of rubble.
    Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • The clip broke engagement records and sparked a massive surge in sales for the brand.
    Zara Irshad, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Coachella this year felt like a massive turning point.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 19 Sep. 2025
  • And because of what's happened, massive fraud all over the place.
    Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026

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