How to Use copious in a Sentence

copious

adjective
  • The storm produced a copious amount of rain.
  • She sat in the front row and took copious notes during the lecture.
  • That plus the smell of the wood fire and the copious amount of lard on everything is amazing.
    — Jorge Valencia Mariano Fernandez, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • And that’s not even in reference to the blood and gore, of which there are copious amounts.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2021
  • But there's no need to overdo it and slather your body in copious amounts of cream.
    — Elise Tabin, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The tour was, like many in those days, fueled by copious amounts of cocaine.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 27 Feb. 2023
  • One of the best ways to spoil your pets is by spending copious amounts of time with them outdoors.
    — Outside Online, 6 July 2021
  • Rinse and repeat, then rinse again in copious amounts of blood.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2018
  • While the eggs are sitting in the hot water, fill a large bowl with water and a copious amount of ice.
    — Katie Workman, Detroit Free Press, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Evenings were given over to fresh fish and pasta and copious amounts of wine and beer.
    — Smithsonian, 22 Aug. 2019
  • At this point, his copious claims about hoaxes add up to... a hoax!
    — Oliver Darcy, CNN, 5 Sep. 2020
  • Hot Pink, or Ready to Blow combines the campy fun of 80s high school comedies and the joy of copious amounts of lava.
    — Rachel Yang, Chicago Reader, 26 Mar. 2018
  • The tents are heated, the TP is four-ply, and there are copious luxury meats to be had.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
  • Gothcore for lovers of the dark aesthetic and copious amounts of black.
    — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 8 Dec. 2022
  • The $2 Bud Lights were consumed in copious amounts and with passion.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Nolan read the 720-page book once through, secured the screen rights to it, read it through again and then once more, this time taking copious notes.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Jan. 2024
  • The fire, driven by the wind, had thrown off copious amounts of embers into the dry grasses, some of them said.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
  • And the set of the show seems like a pretty intense place to hang out, from the copious blood to the naked actors to the creepy white robot figures.
    — Luke Darby, GQ, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Tan spends copious amounts of time with the wardrobe and what’s going to make a silhouette work for this or that body.
    — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Get the classic beef pho with brisket, beef tendon, Thai basil, fresh lime and copious amounts of chili oil.
    — Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Chef Josh Buckwald folds in copious amounts of chives and thyme to add freshness.
    — Kara Peeler, Sunset Magazine, 1 May 2024
  • And there is some lip-locking through copious blue paint.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2023
  • There will be copious mugs of hot chocolate and treats, available for both kids and sweet-toothed adults.
    — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • This weed looks like a little mimosa tree and sets copious amounts of seeds.
    — Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Across the last 65 days, the Stars have spent copious amounts of time together: at the practice rink, at Rogers Place for games, at the hotel, in the team lounge.
    — Matthew Defranks, Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Fourth of July weekend is here, which means the days are sure to be filled with copious platters of hot dogs and plenty of time in the pool.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 4 July 2023
  • The final totals may have been pushed up a bit by guests who had been served copious amounts of wine and cocktails.
    — Ramona Saviss, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2018
  • The xiaolongbao dumplings — made with chicken, pork or crab — come out of the dough with a copious squirt of spicy sauce.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 6 Dec. 2021
  • That core design is useful when the prompt text closely matches the kinds of things already found in a model's copious training data.
    — ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The Getty Center: The world’s richest art museum, with copious collections, research center and a garden, sits atop a hill in Brentwood.
    — Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025

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