6 example sentences using larger-than-life.
Larger-than-life used in a sentence
Larger-than-life in a sentence as an adjective
I think he's just a fundamentalist who's smart enough to take advantage of adding a little on the top; a sort of larger-than-life "media personality.
"He is not a larger-than-life figure with broad historical sweep ... he is smaller than life, a garden-variety terrorist whose evil plan succeeded beyond his highest hopes.
But thinking like that creates what I'll call the Walter Mitty Problem: making a great living, enjoying a loving family, great health, etc., but being unable to take satisfaction from any of that because you're too busy dreaming of being a larger-than-life figure.
Skepticism and cynicism of capitalism in-the-large is at an all-time high, and it will take some larger-than-life personalities with spectacular successes to get those less courageous people and organizations to follow suit.
Alpha humans I'm not so concerned about - every group has a few larger-than-life personalities who will show off a little more, lead the pack, etc - I'm not sure it's strictly fair to say that these individuals are always driven to rub people's noses in things and trying to take authority.
" A trivial encounter with the man, for sure, but for a 22 year old from the east coast, a week into what would later prove to be a pretty extraordinary adventure in Silicon Valley, the approachable, human demeanor of this larger-than-life luminary was revelatory.