adjective
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Etymology
Origin of sizable
Explanation
Sizable is a good way to describe something that's large or ample, like the sizable bowl of baked beans you ate before climbing into your sizable tent at the campsite. When something's big enough — but not necessarily enormous — it's sizable. Your family's sizable minivan is big enough for you and your siblings, although you can't fit the whole softball team in there. The sizable fish tank you bought offers plenty of room for your three goldfish, but your sister's bettas will probably need their own tank. And if you skipped lunch today, you might want to order a sizable portion of spaghetti for dinner.
Vocabulary lists containing sizable
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Example Sentences
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Still, Seacrest will likely walk away with a fairly sizable profit, having purchased the property through an LLC for $14 million in 2020, according to records.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 29, 2026
Coltman adds that the status of Strategy’s bitcoin treasury, and the ability of the company to survive without selling a sizable portion of it, is also injecting fear into investors.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
Bottom line today: Burden’s settlement worked, she has two family homes and sizable child support.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
“As such, we get the sense that CoreWeave could be gearing up for a sizable beat when it comes to backlog,” Knoblauch wrote.
From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026
That number represents a sizable population increase—17 percent over the last panda count.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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