How to Use epic in a Sentence

epic

1 of 2 noun
Definition of epicnext
Synonyms for epicnext
  • Homer's ancient Greek epic “The Odyssey”.
  • The game turned on an epic at-bat in the top of the eighth.
    — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2021
  • The scope and scale of the season just looks more grand and epic.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • But what's the best way to see James Cameron's sci-fi epic?
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Robert de Niro, no stranger to the gangster epic, takes the lead.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2023
  • But his epic had to adapt to the requirements of the studio.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Being able to do it in front of him, that was f---ing epic.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Gluttony is to Chichikov as anger is to Achilles: the ethic of his epic.
    — Julian Lucas, New York Times, 2 May 2018
  • How the Sassoon Codex survived the ages is an epic in its own right.
    — Ilan Ben Zion, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • The piece was conceived, and must be consumed, as an epic.
    — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 24 Nov. 2019
  • But the most epic of all has to be the Harry Potter franchise.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2022
  • That’s right, a blue moon on Halloween night— talk about epic!
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 10 Aug. 2020
  • Throughout its epic run, Ozark had many twists and turns.
    — Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 15 May 2022
  • In the week ahead, one chapter in this epic may end while a new one begins.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 25 Oct. 2020
  • Try these charades ideas for kids and adults to make your next game night epic.
    — Amy Mitchell, Country Living, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Back in the day, there was a high diving board and epic card games like pan poker.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022
  • One of the goals going into the writing of the album was to come up with an epic.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2022
  • In India, the death of a crane inspired the writing of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024
  • The first three parts stand alone, an epic unto themselves.
    — Christopher Arnott, courant.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi epic based on the Ernest Cline novel.
    — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Plus, that leap down one full story into the arms of a group of dancers is just straight-up epic.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2019
  • Paramount Pictures has won the rights to a new Cleopatra epic.
    — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 5 Jan. 2022
  • Check out all the epic covers, as well as Halsey's reactions to them, above.
    — Stacey Leasca, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2018
  • Given that the cast and crew of the action epic had been living in a bubble, the prospect of a strike had seemed remote.
    — Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 19 July 2023
  • Star Wars has always been an epic about the battle between light and dark.
    — Matthew Gault, Time, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The second-year coach wasn't around for that epic Super Bowl meltdown.
    — Paul Newberry, ajc, 12 Sep. 2022
  • But what Ad Astra has, that most space epics do not, is male feeling.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2019
  • The women’s successive quests send this stirring epic around the globe.
    — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Jan. 2024
  • There’s so much ground covered in the first third of the book, were you tempted at all to write an epic at twice the length and really fill in those stories?
    — Stuart Miller, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2024
  • In other words, The Three-Body Problem is a cerebral epic about human ingenuity in the face of an existential crisis.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 23 Mar. 2024
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epic

2 of 2 adjective
  • 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.
  • George steps back from the epic scale of All Things Must Pass.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2023
  • Or does the Green Knight spare him, as in the epic poem the film is based on?
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2021
  • But to be fair, the TV show does keep a lot of epic factors from the comics.
    — ELLE, 29 July 2022
  • But its fall since the heady days a dozen years ago has been epic.
    — Will Englund, Washington Post, 28 June 2020
  • Halt and Catch Fire) and, based on the first teaser, looks epic.
    — Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 4 July 2020
  • The thing is, these fathers are epic in the lives of their children.
    — Joelle Monique, Teen Vogue, 9 Jan. 2019
  • Lewis: Driving through all the streets ... that would be epic.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Thubron is not a stranger to the region or to this sort of epic journey.
    — Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2021
  • Diane Kruger just showed off her abs in the most epic snap.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 19 June 2023
  • Which may just make this the most epic spa anywhere on the planet.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2018
  • But Toronto is a hockey town and the Leafs’ drought is epic.
    — Paul Doyle, courant.com, 10 Dec. 2017
  • Side note: this isn't even the most epic cake baking fail from this episode.
    — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 29 June 2018
  • In the pics, the singer and actress bares her epic core in a white bra top and flowing pants set.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 17 Mar. 2023
  • This was a real epic story in a lot of ways, and a lot of good has come out of it.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2023
  • The site is packed with epic deals on furniture, home decor, and more.
    — Alex Warner, PEOPLE.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • But the match was epic and skilled, with stunning lunges and sprints that elicited roars from the crowd.
    — Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 18 July 2022
  • Book one of these five epic hotels in Tokyo while there’s still room.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2021
  • The Rock is known for having some pretty epic cheat days.
    — Elijah Rawls, Men's Health, 22 June 2022
  • To top it off, there will be an epic fireworks display at the end of each day.
    — Dana Givens, Robb Report, 27 July 2022
  • He was hit on day one with a megadeal of epic proportions.
    — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 13 July 2018
  • The 47-year-old actress just dropped the most epic snap on Instagram.
    — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 3 June 2023
  • What was the intention behind the track’s epic mid-song switch-up?
    — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Jupiter made sure there would be no epic comeback though.
    — Wells Dusenbury, Sun-Sentinel.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Most users bowed down to how epic her arrival was to begin with.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2019
  • Should Tomé be proven wrong, the resulting strike would be epic in scale.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 25 June 2023
  • The race, which started in 1897, attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each year who cheer on athletes through their epic journey.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 15 Apr. 2024
  • What to expect Cine Capri created an epic movie experience in metro Phoenix.
    — Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 16 Apr. 2024

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