sizeable

[ UK /sˈa‍ɪzəbə‍l/ ]
[ US /ˈsaɪzəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. fairly large in size
    of ample proportions
    a sizable fortune
    an ample waistline
    a sizable fortune
  2. 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
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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.
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