variants or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue

Examples of life-size in a Sentence

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There’s even a cave with life-size sand sculptures and 3-D holiday paintings. Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024 Now, residents of that neighborhood want to honor Brooks with a life-size bronze statue. La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024 Pose with life-size cutouts of patriots George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Marquis de Lafayette, and others in costume. Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024 That sculpture, installed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, sparked protests: the artist, who is white, staged a life-size version of the type of wooden gallows used in 1862 to execute 38 Dakota men in Minnesota. Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for life-size 

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of life-size was in 1813

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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

life-size

adjective
ˈlīf-ˈsīz
variants or life-sized
-ˈsīzd
: of natural size : having the same size as the original
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