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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Willing to pay $175,000 for a life-size robot friend that remembers everything about you Melody represents a move toward creating robots that closely resemble humans. Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 25 Jan. 2025 The bureaucratic sideshows of life-size patriotic cut-outs propped up at the doors in office corridors stand as humanoid warnings. Armond White, National Review, 22 Jan. 2025 Jason then introduced the life-size version of his daughters’ creation to his audience. Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 19 Jan. 2025 The following scenes are set in that show and tell the ogre's story through life-size wooden puppets complete with mock strings attached to their arms. Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 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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