sizable

adjective siz·able \ ˈsī-zə-bəl \

variants: or sizeable

Definition of sizable

:fairly large :considerable

a sizable donation

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sizableness

noun

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sizably

play \ˈsī-zə-blē\ adverb

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Examples of sizable in a Sentence

a sizable portion of the population
He won by a sizable margin.

Recent Examples of sizable from the Web

Your father-in-law’s repeated accidental winks to the white supremacist community is perhaps a savvy political strategy if the neo-Nazis are considered a sizable voting block—

— emily jane fox, The Hive, "Jared and Ivanka Aren’t Pushing Bannon Out—Yet," 15 Aug. 2017
Namely, a sizable pay raise for corrections officers whose wages are the lowest in their field in the metro area.

— mike hendricks, kansascity, "More inmates put on house arrest could ease Jackson County jail staffing crisis," 14 Aug. 2017
Before the doors opened, a sizable line of shoppers gathered on Crosby Street, waiting to scour racks of vintage Oscar de la Renta dresses, Norma Kamali jackets, and Diane von Furstenberg furs — for around $100 each.

— sarah spellings, The Cut, "Rachel Comey Is Hosting Vintage Pop-ups for a Democratic Cause," 11 Aug. 2017
Motorists on East Pennsylvania Avenue in downtown Bel Air could be seen slowing down Wednesday for the new — and sizable — speed hump installed as part of a recent resurfacing of the street.

— david anderson, The Aegis, "Pennsylvania Ave. speed hump gets high marks in Bel Air," 10 Aug. 2017
The Western & Southern Open just received a sizable injection of American youth into its men's field.

— patrick brennan, Cincinnati.com, "4 Americans join Western & Southern Open men's field," 8 Aug. 2017
In lieu of spending billions of dollars to upgrade the Point Loma treatment plant, the city has agreed to recycle a sizable portion of that wastewater, diverting effluent that would have been partially treated and dumped into the sea.

— joshua emerson smith, sandiegouniontribune.com, "San Diego's effort to turn sewage into drinking water could get huge financial boost from feds," 19 July 2017
That's a sizable chunk of the 6,999 medallions issued by the city and a reflection of a stalling Chicago taxi market.

— robert channick, chicagotribune.com, "Chicago taxi drivers protest medallion foreclosures as ride-sharing booms," 18 July 2017
While a sizable chunk of China’s economy may depend these days on building roads and rail lines into the desert using borrowed money, industrial production and services are also strong.

— keith bradsher, New York Times, "Predictably, China’s Year-on-Year Growth Maintains Its Steady Pace," 16 July 2017

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