How to use "major" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "major" in popular movie and book plots

  • During the first half of the game, the world is divided into three major continents and referred to as the World of Balance.  - Final Fantasy VI
  • While the three nations share common royal bloodlines, major wars have taken place between them.  - Final Fantasy Tactics
  • A major fire breaks out during the fueling process, forcing the crews, including Lev, to evacuate in the shuttles before the station explodes.  - Armageddon (1998 film)
  • This mirrors the major phases of cell cycle: interphase and mitosis.  - Blood Music (novel)
  • Audience members comment on how the milk must make her skin beautiful and the show is a major success.  - The Great Ziegfeld
  • Lieutenant Dan sustains major injuries and loses both his legs.  - Forrest Gump
  • Helena, the daughter of the president of a major industrial power, arrives at the island factory of Rossum's Universal Robots.  - R.U.R.
  • The Europans also see three other major bodies in the sky.  - 2010: Odyssey Two
  • While at G2S he became aware of massive backups of data being performed, clearly in anticipation of a major network outage.  - The Shockwave Rider
  • SHODAN's plan is to destroy all major cities on the planet, in a bid to become a kind of god.  - System Shock
  • Unexpected calamities disrupt weddings, childbirths, and other major life events with unusual frequency.  - Soap opera
  • In 1941, LaMotta is in a major boxing match against Jimmy Reeves, where he received his first loss.  - Raging Bull
  • Unbeknownst to them, the recording becomes a major hit.  - O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • (Its former major industry was the production of an unidentified product that never wore out.  - Anyone Can Whistle
  • A distress signal from the sleeper ship eventually reaches "Relay", a major node in the galactic communications network.  - A Fire Upon the Deep
  • Cottard, a criminal remorseful enough to attempt suicide but fearful of being arrested, becomes wealthy as a major smuggler.  - The Plague

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