How to Use life-size in a Sentence
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The current life-size piece is his sixth in the series.
— Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023 -
The Man poster on one wall, and above the door frame, a life-size ticket stub from that last night of the band’s 2018 tour.
— Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 22 June 2023 -
Two broncos served as beacons on the rooftop, and a life-size horse stood guard on the sidewalk in front of the shop.
— Amy Bizzarri, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023 -
The home’s most iconic feature is a life-size statue of a buck grazing at the front of the mansion.
— Hunter Boyce, ajc, 3 Mar. 2023 -
Jaramillo and his team have built two life-size models of the beastly snake to show its sheer size.
— Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023 -
The whole place was filled with Alien residue, including a life-size Xenomorph figure.
— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024 -
Holes on the course include a life-size beer pong, air hockey, roulette, Connect Four and a true/false hole.
— Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023 -
FaceTime video tiles are life-size; as new people join, the call expands in your room.
— Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 June 2023 -
Make life-size drawings of each other on the back of some old wrapping paper.
— Jennifer Wolf, Parents, 30 July 2024 -
One such artist, Dave Tovey, showed the heir to the throne around a life-size sculpture of a house, crafted out of an old Peugeot 206 in which Tovey once lived.
— Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2024 -
Two life-size cardboard cutouts of Narendra Modi posed against a wall.
— Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024 -
On the wall adjacent to the tent room the Marquess installed a huge clock with the life-size figures Gog and Magog striking the hours.
— Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2023 -
But the real collector's item came in the form of life-size cutouts, featuring a few of the fan-favorite roles in the drama.
— Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023 -
Nestled in a back corner, a life-size bottle of Chance invited guests to strike a pose.
— Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2023 -
Beside him was a life-size digital asset of a sedan, the inside of which appeared to be on fire.
— Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 -
The life-size statue of the late Winehouse, who belonged to the Jewish faith, was installed in 2014 at Camden Market.
— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024 -
The man shares his story via a video recording that is presented in life-size on a screen at eye level with the viewer.
— Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024 -
One such item — a life-size wooden figure trapped in a frozen scream — becomes crucial to Darcy’s quest to root out the truth about the murder.
— Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024 -
Inside the museum, the awards dinner took place in the Hall of Ocean Life underneath a life-size whale sculpture.
— Jaden Thompson, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024 -
Ocean researchers give us an inside look at what a great white shark feeding frenzy looks like from the inside of a fake life-size whale.
— Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023 -
Find 10 life-size dinosaurs, including a 46-foot-tall T. rex, placed along a half-mile nature trail called the Laughlin Loop.
— Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 8 June 2023 -
Inside, a life-size cutout of Trump had been placed by the entrance, next to an American flag tacked onto a yellow wall.
— Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 -
Soon a handsome statue head, a little larger than life-size, is extracted from what’s left of the wall.
— Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024 -
Scherzinger posed next to life-size trolls while dressed in solidarity: a fluffy, all-pink getup.
— Marci Robin, Allure, 15 Nov. 2023 -
The painting is eighty-nine inches high by thirty-nine inches wide, almost life-size.
— Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 19 Jan. 2023 -
Stroll the delightful riverfront promenade, play life-size chess, or just grab a bench and watch Germany at play.
— Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023 -
During the show, 24 film-accurate and life-size dinosaurs will stomp and run around the stage, all operated by the dinoteers.
— Maddie Browning, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Apr. 2023 -
The show then shifts pace as Beyoncé sits perched like Aphrodite in a life-size, rotating translucent seashell.
— Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 3 Aug. 2023 -
From playing life-size chess and tie-dyeing T-shirts in the activity tent to pop-up concerts at the edge of the lake, there is no shortage of fun things to do on-site.
— Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 May 2024 -
From festive kitchen towels to eerie garden signs, fun window clings to a life-size skeleton, the best Amazon deals on Halloween decorations start at just $6.
— Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
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