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or life-sized
: of natural size : of the size of the original
a life-size statue
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There’s even a cave with life-size sand sculptures and 3-D holiday paintings.
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
Now, residents of that neighborhood want to honor Brooks with a life-size bronze statue.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Pose with life-size cutouts of patriots George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Marquis de Lafayette, and others in costume.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024
That sculpture, installed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, sparked protests: the artist, who is white, staged a life-size version of the type of wooden gallows used in 1862 to execute 38 Dakota men in Minnesota.
—Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
Now, residents of that neighborhood want to honor Brooks with a life-size bronze statue.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 20 Nov. 2024
Pose with life-size cutouts of patriots George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and Marquis de Lafayette, and others in costume.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 17 Nov. 2024
That sculpture, installed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, sparked protests: the artist, who is white, staged a life-size version of the type of wooden gallows used in 1862 to execute 38 Dakota men in Minnesota.
—Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Life-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-size. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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