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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The episode opens with Carrie eating at an Asian restaurant across from Tommy Tomato, a life-size plush character meant—emphasis on meant—to make solo diners feel less alone. Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 15 Aug. 2025 Recently, the zoo introduced a Dinosaur Safari with life-size animatronic dinosaurs and pterosaurs. Michele Herrmann, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Orlando’s team hypes traveling to Philadelphia and a battle between The Ghoul and life-size T-60s. Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2025 Among the big draws were Sabrina Carpenter, who closed out the festival with surprise guests Earth, Wind & Fire, and A$AP Rocky, who performed from a life-size helicopter onstage. Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 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 28 Aug. 2025.

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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