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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This is a trend that has blossomed in recent years as Lego began offering more car build kits and showing off life-size car builds at events and auto shows. Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Located at the center of the land, known as the Black Spire Outpost, the queue for the ride begins outside a life-size model of the Millennium Falcon. Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026 These half-ton animals are such a danger to drivers that Volvo moose-tests every one of its models with a life-size rubber moose crash test dummy that weighs nearly 800 pounds. Kristin Shaw, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026 Look for Eddy, the life-size replica of an Ice Age Mammoth. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 20 May 2026 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 5 Jun. 2026.

Kids Definition

life-size

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