How to Use epic in a Sentence
- Homer's ancient Greek epic “The Odyssey”.
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The film is a retelling of the Greek epic.
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Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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The scope and scale of the season just looks more grand and epic.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
29 Oct. 2021
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Gone With the Wind is the epic of all epics.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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Try these charades ideas for kids and adults to make your next game night epic.
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Amy Mitchell,
Country Living,
3 Apr. 2020
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That’s right, a blue moon on Halloween night— talk about epic!
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Kelly Corbett,
House Beautiful,
10 Aug. 2020
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Robert de Niro, no stranger to the gangster epic, takes the lead.
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Deanna Janes,
Harper's BAZAAR,
19 July 2023
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Back in the day, there was a high diving board and epic card games like pan poker.
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Michael Goldstein,
Forbes,
8 Oct. 2022
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This all sounds like something out of an ancient Greek epic.
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Big Think,
8 May 2026
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Like the historic epic, full of ups and downs, tragedy and hope, the tale never ends.
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Rudabeh Shahbazi,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
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But as Aragorn said in that massive epic, today is not that day.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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Still, cutting both epics down to a more manageable length was no easy feat.
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Mike Miller August 26,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Plus, that leap down one full story into the arms of a group of dancers is just straight-up epic.
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Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
3 Aug. 2019
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This is the stuff of Grieg-like greatness, a swirling, modern epic for the ages.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
1 June 2026
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Well, either way, you're promised a great listen for an epic about of time between charges.
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New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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The epic begins with a birthday party.
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Jacob Stern,
The Atlantic,
17 June 2026
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One of the goals going into the writing of the album was to come up with an epic.
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Ed Masley,
The Arizona Republic,
29 Jan. 2022
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But perhaps the best thing about the resort is its epic floating tiki bars.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2022
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How the Sassoon Codex survived the ages is an epic in its own right.
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Ilan Ben Zion,
Fortune,
22 Mar. 2023
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Her epic Valentine’s Day rant had tongues wagging for weeks.
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
9 May 2026
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Star Wars has always been an epic about the battle between light and dark.
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Matthew Gault,
Time,
22 Nov. 2019
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City of Bohane, my first novel, is an epic but a very compressed one.
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Seija Rankin,
EW.com,
15 Jan. 2021
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Over centuries of retelling, the epic has come to be seen by many as historical fact.
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Washington Post,
21 Dec. 2017
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Darnold is one win away from completing the most epic of comeback stories.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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But what Ad Astra has, that most space epics do not, is male feeling.
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Taylor Antrim,
Vogue,
19 Sep. 2019
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Christopher Nolan will soon launch a big-budget riff on Homer’s epic.
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Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2026
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There’s a way in which this feels like your version of a blockbuster epic or a superhero movie.
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New York Times,
6 May 2021
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Check out all the epic covers, as well as Halsey's reactions to them, above.
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Stacey Leasca,
Glamour,
1 Dec. 2018
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These are part of Scott’s epic The Raj Quartet.
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Diana Arterian,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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And doesn't that just sound like the makings of an epic, swoon-worthy summer romance?
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Sydney Bucksbaum,
EW.com,
6 May 2022
- The bridge was an epic achievement.
- The football game was an epic battle between two great teams.
- The company is engaged in an epic struggle for survival.
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Her work in the world has been epic.
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Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Mar. 2026
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Cut out the noise with this epic deal.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
30 Apr. 2026
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One of the most epic years of my life.
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Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
6 Jan. 2026
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Who else would be epic in the ballroom?
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Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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But its fall since the heady days a dozen years ago has been epic.
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Will Englund,
Washington Post,
28 June 2020
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Or is this the start of an epic comeback?
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Sahil Kapur,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
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The fate of this epic season is at stake.
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Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Nothing comes close to this epic deal.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
1 Apr. 2026
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Nothing comes close to this epic deal.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Nothing comes close to this epic deal.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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An epic film that does justice to an epic book.
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Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The first weekend of last March was epic.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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That epic rant seemed to get the Bruins on a roll.
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Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2026
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Find an epic dance party at the finish line.
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Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Feb. 2026
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Find an epic dance party at the finish line.
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Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Feb. 2026
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And his voice has got this epic feeling already.
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Bear McCreary,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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This debut novel hinges on an epic premise.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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This epic blazer jacket can be so many wardrobe pieces in one.
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Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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This was the kind of epic journey that books are written about.
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Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Most users bowed down to how epic her arrival was to begin with.
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Erica Gonzales,
Harper's BAZAAR,
6 May 2019
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But the few that do have been epic in their sheer wackiness.
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Which may just make this the most epic spa anywhere on the planet.
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Erin Florio,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2018
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Now, the two have teamed up for an epic performance.
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David Hookstead Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2026
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Writing is that epic, and that playful at the same time.
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Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Get them, and liberate your ears with epic sound.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
28 Mar. 2026
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Get them, and liberate your ears with epic sound.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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Get them, and liberate your ears with epic sound.
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Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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