big as life
Example Sentences
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Near it, and part of it, is Willemzoon, with her plain face and her deep sapphire eyes, as big as life, and no bigger.
From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2016
There was as big as life," Pileggi recalls, "and Nora leaned across to me in the theatre and said, 'This one is for real… you can't just phone it in.'
From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2013
The next day, big as life, Kate Smith popped up in the Abner strip.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Last week, big as life, Rod was climbing the charts with a pop hit called If I Had a Girl, having almost forgotten the fact that his real name is Roger Strunk.
From Time Magazine Archive
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We were sailing right past them now, smooth as silk, big as life.
From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck
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