Example sentences for: colossus

How can you use “colossus” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • President will be striding the world like a colossus."

  • The cover editorial argues that the United States is an uncertain colossus, despite its military and economic dominance.

  • The name Colosseum , now usually taken to refer to its size, originally referred to the fact that the amphitheater was built adjacent to a huge statue (a colossus ) of the sun god that had been commissioned by Nero, allegedly in his own likeness.

  • The creation of what the WSJ rather slobberingly calls a "telecommunications colossus for the 21st century" may be tripped up by regulators, say all the papers.

  • A mere six months ago, Big Tobacco stood astride the American political scene, the colossus of evil.


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