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.
• 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
• The enormity of that loss, if the judge agrees with it, could add many years in prison to Ms. Holmes’s sentence.
  — Heather Somerville, WSJ, 18 Nov. 2022
• The enormity of that event was the most challenging part for me.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
• We have been told that the heart can go numb in response to such enormity.
  — Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2021
• The member said that the stress of the loss, coupled with the enormity of the leaks, has left him worried and sleepless.
  — Shane Harris and Samuel Oakford, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Apr. 2023
• The sheer enormity of what Emil had faced, endured, and overcome had us all in awe and on the verge of tears.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2021
• 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
• That’s the outsized enormity of a handful of weeks in March.
  — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2021
• But hours later, the Rays offered a reminder of the enormity of that task.
  — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
• In her view, one of the biggest selling points for this house is its enormity.
  — Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2021
• In fact, the enormity of the task, and questions over how to proceed, become a point of conflict.
  — Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
• Buzbee's plan to include the Texans in some of the suits adds to the enormity of the situation Watson and the Browns face.
  — Marla Ridenour, USA TODAY, 9 June 2022
• Giving a sense of the enormity of the project, Ames says over 1500 artists worked on the series from beginning to end.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Sep. 2022
• The question is whether this is enough to tackle the enormity of the city’s housing crisis.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 23 June 2022
• According to Buzzell, many health and wellness providers haven’t yet caught on to the enormity of the issue.
  — Emma Pattee, Marie Claire, 21 Apr. 2021
• Images shared by the Coast Guard show the enormity of the drugs seized and those involved in the operation.
  — Peter Martinez, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2021
• The widespread calls spoke to the enormity of Valenzuela’s legacy.
  — Dylan Hernández Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2021
• But something about the enormity of the dust cloud photographed from such height and distance brought forth all the horror.
  — Jesscia Dulong, CNN, 15 May 2021
• As that 2002 triumph recedes further into the past, the enormity of the achievement grows in the minds of those who pulled it off.
  — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 27 Feb. 2022
• For the experts sorting through the collection, the enormity of the task was daunting.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 July 2022
• The enormity of the destruction came into view in the daylight.
  — Sam Metz and Mosa'ab Elshamy, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
• Over the subsequent days, the enormity of the death toll begin to sink in with the around-the-clock sight of rescue teams searching for survivors.
  — Jerry Beach, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2021
• But as for the full scope of what was happening, the enormity of what the North Texas pitcher was poised to accomplish?
  — Jason Gay, WSJ, 13 Apr. 2021
• Oral Roberts coach Paul Mills was part of Drew’s original staff and acknowledges the enormity of the task.
  — Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2021
• Smith also understood the enormity of the task at hand.
  — Marcus Crowder -, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
• Yet these figures do not do full justice to the enormity of its power.
  — Sandeep Vaheesan, The New Republic, 28 Feb. 2023
• But the enormity of the challenge has some Bay Area leaders saying it should at least be studied.
  — Anna Buchmann, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2021
• Yes, the woman is the innocent victim of the former enormity, and often the latter; but so is the child.
  — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 4 Sep. 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024