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
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Soft-touch leather and suede with contrasting details as well as oversize sunglasses were also present.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The dining and living areas are both well proportioned, and each comes with a pair of oversize windows looking out on a leafy treescape.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2025
Still, at least there are a lot of oversize-glow-stick fights along the way.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The best-known is folk icon La Calavera Catrina, a zinc etching of a smiling skeleton wearing an oversize hat topped with features and flowers, created by José Guadalupe Posada in the early 1900s.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 2025
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
The dining and living areas are both well proportioned, and each comes with a pair of oversize windows looking out on a leafy treescape.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 13 Oct. 2025
Still, at least there are a lot of oversize-glow-stick fights along the way.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
The best-known is folk icon La Calavera Catrina, a zinc etching of a smiling skeleton wearing an oversize hat topped with features and flowers, created by José Guadalupe Posada in the early 1900s.
—Sarah Buder, AFAR Media, 8 Oct. 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 21 Oct. 2025.
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