oversize
adjective
over·size
ˌō-vər-ˈsīz 
variants
or oversized
: being of more than standard or ordinary size
oversize pillows
an oversize shirt
Examples of oversize in a Sentence
the woman's oversize hat was blocking my view of the minister
a softball is an oversize and less densely stuffed baseball
Recent Examples on the Web
The duo, with Char Defrancesco and Nick Newbold in tow, were met in the first-floor salon by the sound of a ghost piano as a model sipped from an oversize teacup.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Ciara bundled up in an oversize cowl-neck Schiaparelli dress with a standout zipper and clear PVC sandals.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The black-and-white dress featured an oversize pattern and thin straps.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the second, the creature—played by Jacob Elordi, made up to look like an oversize god made of veined, moving marble—tells his part of the story.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Ciara bundled up in an oversize cowl-neck Schiaparelli dress with a standout zipper and clear PVC sandals.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The black-and-white dress featured an oversize pattern and thin straps.
—Michael Nied, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In the second, the creature—played by Jacob Elordi, made up to look like an oversize god made of veined, moving marble—tells his part of the story.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for oversize
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“Oversize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oversize. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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