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something that is outstanding — especially a literary work that is long and heroic- I think Game of Thrones is the most epic fantasy written since The Rings Trilogy.
epic = an outstanding literary work that is long and heroic
- Her pancakes are epic!
- She says Cooper's Last of the Mohicans and the other Leatherstocking Tales is the first American epic.
- Beowulf is the oldest epic poem in the Anglo-Saxon language.
- Our battles were epic and one-sided.Harper Lee -- To Kill a Mockingbird
- "Dude, the CGI was so epic," Chase or Chad said.John Corey Whaley -- Nogin
- "Well, well," said the lawyer, when I had quite done, "this is a great epic, a great Odyssey of yours."Stevenson, Robert Louis -- Kidnapped
- I know it's silly and useless—epically useless in my current state—but I am an animal like any other.John Green -- The Fault in Our Stars
- It's an epic poem written by the great scholars about the great rulers who were their contemporaries.Amy Tan -- The Bonesetter's Daughter
- Sugamo would be torn down, and the epic ordeals of POWs in Japan would fade from the world's memory.Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken
- I am an epic adventure now when I travel the halls.Nicholas Sparks -- The Notebook
- "Well, well," said the lawyer, when I had quite done, "this is a great epic, a great Odyssey of yours.Robert Louis Stevenson -- Kidnapped
- As contrasted with earlier, wartime morale-boosting "quickies," this film would have the scope and stature of an epic.James Bradley -- Flags of Our Fathers
- It's late, but it feels later, like this whole night has been so epic that nothing in the world is recognizable anymore.Katja Millay -- The Sea of Tranquility
- What if I had misread this whole situation, and what Will needed was not an epic journey, but ten days at home in his own bed?Jojo Moyes -- Me Before You
- Her talk detailed her epic struggle to diet her way into a fancy dress for a holiday party.Piper Kerman -- Orange Is the New Black
- M.C., who still had to bust 'cause at age sixty-three, showed me the misunderstood epic of the American farmer and rancher.Peter Jenkins -- A Walk Across America
- He's quieter than the rest of us, but his sense of humor is epic, and he is an awesome deer hunter.Willie & Korie Robertson -- The Duck Commander Family
- "Epic poetry isn't boring—or pretentious."Sarah J. Maas -- Throne of Glass
- SUNLIGHT: Are you familiar with the epic of Gilgamesh?John Gardner -- The Sunlight Dialogues
epic = outstanding
epic = an outstanding literary work that is long and heroic
epic = outstanding in size or scope compared to others
epic = outstanding