Immense

Examples

• The weight of old Sabor was immense, and when she braced her huge paws nothing less than Tantor, the elephant, himself, could have budged her. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• At immense personal sacrifice I followed the dictates of my own ingenuity, my own humanity, my own caution, and took her identity instead. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• You have saved my life: I have a pleasure in owing you so immense a debt. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• It was while I was in the carriage, just as we reached the trainer's house, that the immense significance of the curried mutton occurred to me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
• Next day, boy calls: “Very sorry--his mistake-- immense business--great many parcels to deliver--Mr. Sawyer's compliments--late Nockemorf. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I heard of the division of property, of immense wealth and squalid poverty; of rank, descent, and noble blood. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• At last Clayton saw the immense muscles of Tarzan's shoulders and biceps leap into corded knots beneath the silver moonlight. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
• This Atticus had an immense fortune, and he amused himself by huge architectural benefactions to various cities. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Then, amid cheers of encouragement from the immense throng that was watching, he turned sharply past the starting-tower and flew between the flags that marked the starting-line. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
• When he leaves go of his hat to use his telescope, his hat flies off, with immense applause. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• It is this same shock-absorbing device which is used to catch the recoil on the immense siege guns used in modern warfare. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It is an immense distance, said she; I see _that_ with a glance. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• I sold all out, and made what to me then was an immense sum of money. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• It seemed to take an immense amount of mathematics. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Secondly, Mr. Snagsby has to lay upon the table half a crown, his usual panacea for an immense variety of afflictions. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• They have immense, flat, forked cushions of feet, that make a track in the dust like a pie with a slice cut out of it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He had an immense collection of second-hand books. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• These positions were of immense importance to the enemy; and of course correspondingly important for us to possess ourselves of. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
• Its immense dome is said to be more wonderful than St. Peter's, but its dirt is much more wonderful than its dome, though they never mention it. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The brig was blown up in the presence of an immense throng, and Fulton finally sold his invention to the British government for $75,000. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It will be an immense care for Jo, said Meg, stroking the head of her one all-absorbing son. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• In addition to the immense amount of money involved, this specialized industry required an enormous amount of experiment, as it called for the development of an entirely new art. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• It created an immense sensation. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Mr Merdle's undertakings are immense. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• This passage is printed on the examination paper, and it would naturally be an immense advantage if the candidate could prepare it in advance. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• This secession was an immense loss to her, she alleged. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• They must be at an immense distance! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Miss Crawley, the rich aunt from whom he expected his immense inheritance, was dying; the Colonel must haste to her bedside. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I don't regret that I have not a strong will and an immense power of business detail to throw myself into objects with surprising ardour. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Fledgeby must have conducted it on his side with immense art, for no appearance of uttering one syllable had escaped him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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