ADVERB
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in a general fashion
he talked at large about his plans
ADJECTIVE
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having escaped, especially from confinement
searching for two escaped prisoners
criminals on the loose in the neighborhood
a convict still at large
dogs loose on the streets
How To Use at large In A Sentence
- Each is a large openwork steel construction with a two-part structure consisting of a hefty table-height base supporting a second, somewhat larger element, which rises to a level slightly above our heads.
- That largesse extends to shareholders, who will receive a 25p special dividend. Times, Sunday Times
- The odds are, shall we say, somewhat large, and the car was still there by the end of the evening.
- The only factor preventing major incursions into treasured civil liberties is the resistance of the population at large - and, for the moment at least, the public appear to be acquiescing in the government's plans.
- Other evidence suggests that large plantation owners were the only segment of the population to profit so greatly. America Past and Present
- Thousands of foreign criminals are at large as the Government struggles to deport them, figures published yesterday show. Times, Sunday Times
- D1 is drawn to include these private benefits plus the additional spillover benefits accruing to society at large.
- Perhaps they thought no one would notice - once you're into timespans that large, what's a year here or there? Times, Sunday Times
- Our intuition tells us that using drugs use such as heroin, cocaine, psychedelics, hashish, and even marijuana and alcohol can have serious effects on our personal life and may have broader detrimental impacts on society at large.
- Obviously the “rich girls weep” gains applause and plaudits from the public at large and the government. Welcome ‘Times’ Readers « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG