variants or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue

Examples of life-size in a Sentence

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Created in 2006 by the British artist Jason deCaires Taylor, the haunting life-size figures, including a man typing at a desk (entitled The Lost Correspondent), fishermen, market traders, and a ring of children holding hands, can be viewed by snorkelers and divers ducking beneath the bay’s surface. The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 19 Sep. 2025 Szames’ likeness and story are part of the RUTH exhibition, which opened in January and includes life-size cutouts and keepsakes of San Diego County survivors of the Nazi extermination campaign against European Jews. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025 The Halloween decor at Pottery Barn is impressive—everyone’s favorite Icon line featuring pumpkins and ghosts, life-size skeletons, terracotta pumpkins, holographic mirrors, and more—but the deals are even more so. Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Sep. 2025 Today, Haumont has life-size cardboard cutouts of its former residents. Michael Jerome Plunkett september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life-size

Word History

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of life-size was in 1813

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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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life-size

adjective
ˈlīf-ˈsīz
variants or life-sized
-ˈsīzd
: of natural size : having the same size as the original
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