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UK
/sˈaɪzəbəl/
]
[ US /ˈsaɪzəbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈsaɪzəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
fairly large in size
of ample proportions
a sizable fortune
an ample waistline
a sizable fortune -
large in amount or extent or degree
a goodly amount
a tidy sum of money
it cost a considerable amount
a sizable fortune
a respectable sum
received a hefty bonus
a sizable fortune
How To Use sizeable In A Sentence
- She arranged for a sizeable loan from the temple based on her deposits there and then purchased a great store of corn from the temple granaries.
- Bidding to close the sizeable gap between her and Cian O'Connor, she put in a determined effort.
- For the sizeable minority still remaining, this question is dreaded. Times, Sunday Times
- We need to see a sizeable chunk of that money reinvested in the military. The Sun
- Both feet are covered in blood and there's a sizeable puddle smeared on my left side just above the hip.
- It has accepted sizeable donations from the financier as the party has campaigned heavily against the privatisation of the British health service. Times, Sunday Times
- I suspect that the number of people living off eBay is pretty modest, but the number of people making a not-insignificant amount of secondary income is pretty sizeable. digamma Says: Matthew Yglesias » The Architect
- Glass and rain sprayed into the room through the sizeable hole, showering over the partition wall which divided off the kitchen. THE LAST OF THE GENTLEMEN ADVENTURERS: Coming of Age in the Arctic
- But a sizeable chunk of those who do happen to be footballers. Times, Sunday Times
- She was also a moneylender who collected sizeable interest with little or no collateral.