How to Use sized in a Sentence

sized

adjective
  • These kid-sized clogs come in a wide range of sizes, from 2T to size 6.
    Samantha Jones, Good Housekeeping, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The pool is medium-sized, and the poolside area is the smallest of the three.
    Nathaniel Adams, Chron, 29 July 2022
  • Pour some of the paint into a tray sized for this type of roller.
    Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2022
  • So bonus point for that. Are the toiletries full sized?
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 16 May 2023
  • That, in turn, lead to a medium-sized problem—and a big one.
    Matt Ford, The New Republic, 11 Nov. 2022
  • And minis are sized to fit in the trunks of small crossovers, like the Subaru Crosstrek.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 July 2022
  • The item must fit under the seat in front of you and likely will be sized up by agents at the gate.
    Dawn Gilbertson, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The threat comes from the bigger ones, which are house-sized or larger.
    Casey Dreier, Scientific American, 25 July 2021
  • Columbus was at 112% according to the study, the highest among large-sized cities in the study.
    Sean McDonnell, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Size does matter for breast pumps—that is, the size of the flange, which is sized to your nipple.
    WIRED, 14 June 2023
  • Eight steps up is a compact loft with a plush queen-sized bed.
    Mary Bergin, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2021
  • Just slide any sized jar or bottle into the grooves and give it a twist.
    Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
  • All this fight is over a mass of mud as big as two good-sized airports.
    Boyce Upholt, Wired, 23 July 2022
  • A night at a hotel with a big king-sized bed and room service.
    Jennifer McGuire, refinery29.com, 13 Dec. 2021
  • The Atlantics have a mid-sized 40.3mm stainless steel case.
    Matthew Catellier, Forbes, 2 July 2022
  • Stocks of other smaller- and mid-sized banks, meanwhile, were much stronger.
    Stan Choe, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • No one can be expected to read the room when the room is planet-sized.
    Laurence Scott, Wired, 14 July 2021
  • The coverlet on the king-sized bed looked like an untouched field of snow.
    BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Every seasoned shopper knows that the Olympic-sized event is more of a marathon than a sprint.
    Bianca Rodriguez, ELLE, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Each dumpling is sized to be eaten in one bite, although a big bite.
    Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2021
  • The pint-sized besties even called themselves The Hardy Boys, inspired by novels by the same name.
    Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Give her one of these precious names that are perfect for any pint-sized pup.
    Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 6 Sep. 2022
  • And the shallot-sized lump of metal from Council Bluffs?
    Chantel Tattoli, Wired, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The poison can kill even monstrous-sized roaches, and kills their eggs, too.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Last week, a life-sized teddy bear walked out of Little Toyko.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2021
  • Those tend to assume that all campers are pint-sized people.
    Scott Gilbertson, Wired, 29 July 2022
  • Then drizzle it with sugary syrup and mix in nuts and spices for the perfect bite-sized treat.
    Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Suter got his first poodle, a full-sized model in 1975.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Each person was fitted with an upper-arm blood pressure cuff selected and sized based on their upper-arm size.
    Don Rauf, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The existence of a new moderately sized single-family house is itself a coup when most new homes far exceed 2,000 square feet.
    Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 5 Sep. 2024

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