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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In the past two weeks, I’ve been drenched by a water balloon while stepping out of the shower, found fake spiders in my coffee cup and opened our front door to discover what appeared to be a life-size effigy of the two little girls from The Shining staring at me. Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024 Over the course of 68 minutes, Diop’s camera gradually finds its protagonist, a near life-size sculpture of King Ghezo that is held within a glass case. Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024 Here portrayed in life-size, the robots that usually come as playful charms carried around on bags or as keychains add a touch of unpredictability to the festive dinner-party concept, which is set in a studio against a red backdrop. Sandra Salibian, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024 The elephant mom is one of two SWT orphans used as models for the sculptures of the Great Elephant Migration, a traveling art installation of 100 life-size elephant sculptures. Kelli Bender, People.com, 15 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 7 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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