English Reference

Idiom

by a landslide

Meaning

with big margins, with a huge difference

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“The popular candidate won the election by a landslide.”

“Everyone expected a close race, but the home team won the championship by a landslide.”

“Although the opposition campaigned tirelessly for months, the incumbent secured another term by a landslide, reflecting the overwhelming support of the electorate.”

Examples

simple

“The popular candidate won the election by a landslide.”

contextual

“Everyone expected a close race, but the home team won the championship by a landslide.”

complex

“Although the opposition campaigned tirelessly for months, the incumbent secured another term by a landslide, reflecting the overwhelming support of the electorate.”

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