life-size
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of life-size
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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A 31-foot predator that once hunted dinosaurs across what is now the eastern United States has been reconstructed in scientifically accurate, life-size form for the first time.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
A life-size Lego bench has been built in memory of a 12-year-old boy who died from cancer in 2020.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
But it’s Big Baby, a crayon-tattooed, life-size enforcer in “Toy Story 3,” that still haunts me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
Patni commemorated Akash with a framed photograph and a life-size cutout, decorated with flowers and surrounded by scattered rose petals and lit lamps.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
On the side of the road stood a white marble statue—a life-size muscular man with curly hair, no arms, and an irritated expression.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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