ENORMITY in a Sentence
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216 example sentences for ENORMITY, such as:
1. Nothings, which are enormous in that void.
2. I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility.
3. There was an enormous oak table in the center of the room.
4. It's difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.
5. I don't think you really realize the enormity of the problem.
2. I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility.
3. There was an enormous oak table in the center of the room.
4. It's difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.
5. I don't think you really realize the enormity of the problem.
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Meanings and Examples of ENORMITY
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enormity
n. hugeness in a bad sense; act of extreme evil or wickedness
Classic Sentence: (166 in 12 pages)
1 I had an obscure feeling that all was not over and that he would still commit some signal crime, which by its enormity should almost efface the recollection of the past.
2 She heard the soft muffled sound of his footsteps dying away down the long hall, and the complete enormity of her actions came over her.
3 I came to you that morning in order to understand the full enormity of my offence.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
Context Highlight In XIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SECOND STAIN
4 The breeze hollowed out undulations in the magnificent enormity of the chestnut-trees.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVI—HOW FROM A BROTHER ONE BECOMES A FATHER
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XVI—HOW FROM A BROTHER ONE BECOMES A FATHER
5 The lady having perceived two enormous diamonds upon the hands of the young foreigner praised them with such good faith that from Candide's fingers they passed to her own.
6 That enormous ability by virtue of which one is Moses, Aeschylus, Dante, Michael Angelo, or Napoleon, the multitude awards on the spot, and by acclamation, to whomsoever attains his object, in whatsoever it may consist.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XII—THE SOLITUDE OF MONSEIGNEUR WELCOME
Context Highlight In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XII—THE SOLITUDE OF MONSEIGNEUR WELCOME
7 He had thick eyelashes, enormous black whiskers, prominent eyes, the lower part of his face like a snout; and besides all this, that air of being on his own ground, which is indescribable.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
8 The head of an enormous dog was outlined in the darkness at the entrance of the hut.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
Context Highlight In BOOK 2: CHAPTER I—THE EVENING OF A DAY OF WALKING
9 It seemed like the gun-carriage of an enormous cannon.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHER
Context Highlight In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—ONE MOTHER MEETS ANOTHER MOTHER
10 Spain, which consumes a good deal of black jet, made enormous purchases there each year.
11 Nothings, which are enormous in that void.
12 The human face of Javert consisted of a flat nose, with two deep nostrils, towards which enormous whiskers ascended on his cheeks.
13 Suddenly the enormous mass was seen to quiver, the cart rose slowly, the wheels half emerged from the ruts.
14 Add to this, high shoes with little irons on the heels, a tall hat with a narrow brim, hair worn in a tuft, an enormous cane, and conversation set off by puns of Potier.
15 In the bend of his elbow the leaden head of his enormous cane, which was hidden behind him, could be seen.
Example Sentence: (50 in 4 pages)
1 It's difficult to grasp the sheer enormity of the tragedy.
2 Nobody fully understands the enormity and complexity of the task of reviving the country's economy.
3 I don't think you really realize the enormity of the problem.
4 I was numbed by the enormity of the responsibility.
5 He did not realize the enormity of his crime until he saw what suffering he had caused.
6 When he realized the enormity of his crime, he became remorseful and penitent.
7 If such materials became generally available to the optics industry the payoffs from such a breakthrough would be enormous.
8 This is an enormous field of which l can here touch only the fringe.
9 The enormous publicity surrounding the case will make it very difficult to hold a fair trial.
10 Food allergies can result in an enormous variety of different symptoms.
11 Under the old regime black marketeers would buy almost anything from Western tourists and resell it at an enormous profit.
12 I can't believe that that enormous meal wasn't enough to satisfy your hunger.
13 I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
14 There was an enormous oak table in the center of the room.
15 Liszt's piano music presents an enormous technical challenge.