variants
or king-sized
1
: longer than the regular or standard size
a king-size cigarette
2
: unusually large
3
US, of a bed
: having dimensions of approximately 76 by 80 inches (about 1.9 by 2.0 meters)
also
: of a size that fits a king-size bed
king-size sheets
compare full-size, queen-size, twin-size
Examples of king-size in a Sentence
built a king-size mansion with the money he had made in the stock market
the king-size snake known as the anaconda
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The appliance is large enough to fit a king-size comforter, and while bulky loads like bedding and towels did sometimes require extra drying time, the average cycle time in our tests was 2 hours and 12 minutes.
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Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
The resort, which was on Afar’s Best New Hotels list in 2024, features 50 suite-style tents that include a king-size bed, a rain shower with Aesop bath products, West Elm furniture, a private firepit, and a wood-burning stove.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025
Plus, the versatile pop-up mechanism gives you the option to use it as two twin beds (side-by-side or overlapping), or add a king-size mattress.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2025
Here, there is ample room for a king-size bed and a comfortable sitting area.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
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Kate Oczypok, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
The resort, which was on Afar’s Best New Hotels list in 2024, features 50 suite-style tents that include a king-size bed, a rain shower with Aesop bath products, West Elm furniture, a private firepit, and a wood-burning stove.
—Bailey Berg, AFAR Media, 29 Apr. 2025
Plus, the versatile pop-up mechanism gives you the option to use it as two twin beds (side-by-side or overlapping), or add a king-size mattress.
—Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 21 Apr. 2025
Here, there is ample room for a king-size bed and a comfortable sitting area.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for king-size
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“King-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/king-size. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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