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or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue
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In the new museum, Schneider and others recorded by Storyfile will appear on life-size screens.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
Artist Nathan Sawaya turned one million Lego bricks into more than 100 works of art, including a 20-foot-long T-Rex, human figures, many animals, famous art and other life-size sculptures.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
Step inside a life-size cockpit complete with real airplane seats and immersive video views of takeoff and landing, designed for dramatic play.
—Emily McLeod, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
But the actors don’t connect onscreen in an emotionally revealing way, and the gargantuan excess of the production reduces them, in the end, to life-size paper dolls.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026
Artist Nathan Sawaya turned one million Lego bricks into more than 100 works of art, including a 20-foot-long T-Rex, human figures, many animals, famous art and other life-size sculptures.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Feb. 2026
Step inside a life-size cockpit complete with real airplane seats and immersive video views of takeoff and landing, designed for dramatic play.
—Emily McLeod, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
But the actors don’t connect onscreen in an emotionally revealing way, and the gargantuan excess of the production reduces them, in the end, to life-size paper dolls.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for life-size
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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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