for size

phrase

: in order to see if something is the correct size

Try this shoe on for size.

Examples of for size in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Huffine, a prominent advocate for size representation, will oversee the nationwide call, which previously drew over 11,000 applicants. — Virgie Tovar, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

The screen is big, the image is sharp and bright, but Nolan’s visual compositions are dull—just pictures of actors acting, without style or poetry—and his fetish for size is just bombast and vanity. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

The bob has been having a moment this year, with stars like Margot Robbie, Zendaya, Beyoncé and Millie Bobby Brown trying the look on for size. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 2 July 2026

After accounting for size and evolutionary history, researchers found that relatively longer legs, rather than slender ones, were strongly associated with higher running speeds. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Rhymes for for size

• advise
• applies
• apprise
• arise
• assize
• baptize
• belies
• bitwise
• capsize
• chastise
• chordwise
• clockwise