How to Use life-size in a Sentence
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The current life-size piece is his sixth in the series.
—Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
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The Man poster on one wall, and above the door frame, a life-size ticket stub from that last night of the band’s 2018 tour.
—Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 22 June 2023
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Two broncos served as beacons on the rooftop, and a life-size horse stood guard on the sidewalk in front of the shop.
—Amy Bizzarri, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2023
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The home’s most iconic feature is a life-size statue of a buck grazing at the front of the mansion.
—Hunter Boyce, ajc, 3 Mar. 2023
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Jaramillo and his team have built two life-size models of the beastly snake to show its sheer size.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2023
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The whole place was filled with Alien residue, including a life-size Xenomorph figure.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2024
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Holes on the course include a life-size beer pong, air hockey, roulette, Connect Four and a true/false hole.
—Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2023
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FaceTime video tiles are life-size; as new people join, the call expands in your room.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 June 2023
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Make life-size drawings of each other on the back of some old wrapping paper.
—Jennifer Wolf, Parents, 30 July 2024
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One such artist, Dave Tovey, showed the heir to the throne around a life-size sculpture of a house, crafted out of an old Peugeot 206 in which Tovey once lived.
—Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 6 Sep. 2024
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Two life-size cardboard cutouts of Narendra Modi posed against a wall.
—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 19 June 2024
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On the wall adjacent to the tent room the Marquess installed a huge clock with the life-size figures Gog and Magog striking the hours.
—Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2023
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But the real collector's item came in the form of life-size cutouts, featuring a few of the fan-favorite roles in the drama.
—Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
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The life-size figures are made from an invasive weed found in India's forests.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
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Nestled in a back corner, a life-size bottle of Chance invited guests to strike a pose.
—Eliseé Browchuk, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2023
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Beside him was a life-size digital asset of a sedan, the inside of which appeared to be on fire.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
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The life-size statue of the late Winehouse, who belonged to the Jewish faith, was installed in 2014 at Camden Market.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Feb. 2024
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The man shares his story via a video recording that is presented in life-size on a screen at eye level with the viewer.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 19 June 2024
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There’s even a cave with life-size sand sculptures and 3-D holiday paintings.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
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One such item — a life-size wooden figure trapped in a frozen scream — becomes crucial to Darcy’s quest to root out the truth about the murder.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024
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Inside the museum, the awards dinner took place in the Hall of Ocean Life underneath a life-size whale sculpture.
—Jaden Thompson, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
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The piece is a life-size and lifelike sculpture of the artist himself, curled up in the fetal position and trapped in a plastic bag like a goldfish.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Ocean researchers give us an inside look at what a great white shark feeding frenzy looks like from the inside of a fake life-size whale.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
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Find 10 life-size dinosaurs, including a 46-foot-tall T. rex, placed along a half-mile nature trail called the Laughlin Loop.
—Shannon Sutlief, Dallas News, 8 June 2023
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Inside, a life-size cutout of Trump had been placed by the entrance, next to an American flag tacked onto a yellow wall.
—Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Outdoors, the landscaped grounds are laced with live oak trees and host formal gardens adorned with a life-size chessboard and a secret swing.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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Soon a handsome statue head, a little larger than life-size, is extracted from what’s left of the wall.
—Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024
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At one point, Gomez’s Mabel sits down next to a life-size doll that bears a striking resemblance to Swift, complete with blonde hair and trim bangs.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
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Scherzinger posed next to life-size trolls while dressed in solidarity: a fluffy, all-pink getup.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 15 Nov. 2023
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The room is decorated with colorful foam mats, a life-size rainbow, an indoor playground and a play chest covered in toys.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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