Example sentences for: titanic

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

  • That the Egyptians recognized an elemental chemistry—the word khem is a very old name for the black alluvium of the Nile delta, and thus, by synecdoche, for Egypt itself—is argued at some length by R. A. Schwaller de Lubizc in his titanic book on the temple of Apet of the South at Luxor, The Temple of Man (Inner Traditions International, Rochester, VT: in press).

  • The cover package celebrates the century in entertainment with anecdotes told by stars and their hangers-on: Ira Gershwin's brother-in-law describes how he manufactured ketchup (he said "to-may-toes," but his suppliers said "to-mah-toes"); Little Ricky remembers what it was like to grow up as Lucy and Desi's TV son; Barbra Streisand claims she was never a shrew on the set; a Titanic producer tells how Kate Winslet improvised an enduring moment in cinema--spitting in the face of co-star Billy Zane, etc. ...

  • Meanwhile, the studios' dominance at the Golden Globe Awards-- Titanic won four awards--is offered as evidence of their restored hegemony.

  • Call it the age of titanic capitalism.

  • Newsweek previews the summer blockbusters: The Lost World , Men in Black , and Hercules should do well; Titanic may sink.


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