Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky in particular were titanic figures, to the point that many literary critics have described one or the other as the greatest novelist ever.

As one of the titanic figures of Western culture, though, Ludwig surely deserves his own "Amadeus."

Ashcroft and Carnahan were titanic figures in Missouri, and they had been enemies - not opponents - for years.

Readers who happen to be women may not recognize themselves in Gilb's titanic figures.

The titanic figure filled the entire valley.

No titanic figures strode the curve of Gaea's wheel, throwing thunderbolts and mountains.

From the ebon gloom emerged a titanic figure, robed and haloed in purest light.

They rocked back and forth in the gloom of the hall, two titanic figures straining with unbelievable strength to overpower the other.

Creaking at the waist, the titanic figure bent and reached for Conan, then stopped.

Masters and Commanders describes how four titanic figures shaped the grand strategy of the West during the Second World War.