life-size
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of life-size
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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As the "wicker husband", he emerges as a strapping, dashing life-size piece of furniture.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
A life-size bronze statue of California’s first Kentucky Derby winner was stolen last week from a road median in north Sacramento.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
To make the doll relevant again, there were life-size Barbie Dream Houses, models sashaying down runways in Barbie clothes at Fashion Week, and, of course, the 2023 “Barbie” movie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In “Cinema”—the flashy “Star Wars” section highlighting storyboards, set photography, models, props and life-size dioramas starring costumed characters and their vehicles—the Lucas is most at home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
We talk about other things, like the first-grade field trip we made to the Smithsonian Museum, when I got so scared of the life-size dinosaurs that I cried in the bathroom.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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