variants or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue
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But the Ballances were more than gallant warriors – in fact, a life-size oil painting of Marti’s great-grandfather Charles Ballance’s wife and children – including her grandfather Willis as a 3-year-old – hangs in a place of honor at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield. —
Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Isabelle Frances McGuire, in a suite, placed a life-size animatronic donkey and, lying in bed, a sculpture of Napoleon Bonaparte. —Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026 This area will include a life-size animatronic of Gary, the robot formerly known as 4, as well as a mini game involving Krypto. —Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Tucked between the second and third-floor staircases is a life-size statue of a nude woman leaning forward, her elbows resting on a pedestal displaying a bronze bust of the same statue. —Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for life-size
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Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Isabelle Frances McGuire, in a suite, placed a life-size animatronic donkey and, lying in bed, a sculpture of Napoleon Bonaparte. —Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026 This area will include a life-size animatronic of Gary, the robot formerly known as 4, as well as a mini game involving Krypto. —Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 Tucked between the second and third-floor staircases is a life-size statue of a nude woman leaning forward, her elbows resting on a pedestal displaying a bronze bust of the same statue. —Jennifer Cannon, Vanity Fair, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for life-size
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