larger-than-life
larger-than-life
Definition
larger-than-life (lär′jər t̸han′līf′)
adjective
greater, grander, etc. than most others of its kind
larger-than-life
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- personality: At the behest of Executive Producer John Nathan Turner, Baker's costume was made to reflect his larger-than-life personality.
- character: One was a larger-than-life character who wouldn't tell us his name - " Just call me JR, " he said.
- hero: I was in the company of a larger-than-life hero of our people.
- figure: His books are packed with larger-than-life figures, often treated with satire or comic exaggeration.
- presence: But what makes it so fascinating is the larger-than-life presence of Dominique, who was interviewed while living in New York, in 1995.
- image: Remember the group that recorded some ace pop songs, then rather spoiled things with a cartoony, larger-than-life image?
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