704 – At Large & By and Large

At large
1.(especially of a criminal or dangerous animal) at liberty; escaped or not yet captured.
-The suspect is still at large.
-The suspect remains at large.
-The bear is still at large.

2.As a whole, in general
-He talked at large about his plan for next year.
-Small businesses, at large, have been impacted by the pandemic.
-The chance of getting into an Ivy League school is at large extremely low.

By and large
Meaning: Mostly but not completely
-Mammals have, by and large, bigger brains than reptiles.
-The information he gave is by and large accurate.
-By and large, the wedding ceremony went well.