How to Use enormity in a Sentence

enormity

noun
  • We were shocked at the enormity of the crime.
  • They didn't fully grasp the enormity of their decision.
  • Its enormity eclipsed the hot desert sun.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • The world has yet to grasp the enormity of the issue at hand.
    — Surendra Patawari, Fortune, 13 June 2020
  • So was the enormity of all that was lost, an era that has ended.
    — Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • We have been told that the heart can go numb in response to such enormity.
    — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2021
  • Words can't express the enormity of this tragedy.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 19 June 2026
  • Words can't express the enormity of this tragedy.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • This album is a call to wrap your deepest self around the enormity at hand.
    — Pitchfork, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Short of that, this is still a team whose habits are so clearly not up for the enormity of this task.
    — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, 5 June 2017
  • The enormity of that event was the most challenging part for me.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • In her view, one of the biggest selling points for this house is its enormity.
    — Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2021
  • That flag Ajayi wore was one more symbol of the enormity of the whole thing.
    — Mike Jensen, Philly.com, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The sheer enormity of the task was such a daunting challenge.
    — CBS News, 28 Sep. 2019
  • But how would the enormity of the new material come to life on stage?
    — Brooke Mazurek, Billboard, 19 May 2017
  • In fact, the enormity of a task often is why people pursue it in the first place.
    — Alex Hutchinson, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The enormity of what happened in so short a span of time beggars belief.
    — Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Greenhalgh was too busy trying to take in the enormity of it all.
    — Stuart James, New York Times, 31 May 2025
  • There was one day, though, her third year as a counselor, when the enormity of her own journey struck her.
    — Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2019
  • Thule tourism lies in the enormity of the history of the search for Thule.
    — F. Salazar, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Not many at the time seemed to recognize the enormity of the trade to reacquire him.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Think about the types of patterns that can be found amid the enormity of human writing.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • The enormity of the turbines was evident from even a mile out.
    — Jennifer McDermott, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The enormity of the turbines was evident from even a mile out.
    — ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But there is no playbook for the enormity of the current challenge.
    — Fox News, 17 Jan. 2021
  • The study/joint commentary in the Lancet doesn't mince words on the enormity of the task.
    — Sy Mukherjee, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2019
  • There is no stop until the clock stops at the finish line, and only then does the enormity of the feat sink in.
    — George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Though Ben might be a savvy big-city guy, the enormity of Texas is a new concept for him.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 29 July 2022
  • My biggest job was to keep my playfulness alive and to not get overwhelmed by the enormity of the task.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2024
  • That’s why DuVall is quick to point out the enormity of the task the pair took on with these roles.
    — Stephen Daw, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2022

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