Sized example sentences

Related (12): size, sizing, dimension, scale, proportion, measure, fit, adjust, calibrate, gauge, assess, evaluate

"Sized" Example Sentences

  1. The shirt I ordered was sized too small, so I had to send it back.
  2. She sized up the competition before deciding whether to enter the tournament.
  3. They sized the furniture to fit perfectly in the tiny apartment.
  4. He sized me up with a single glance, like he was reading my entire life story.
  5. The cake was sized for about thirty people, but we only had twenty guests.
  6. I sized the problem wrong at first — it was way bigger than I thought.
  7. The company sized their workforce down after the merger went through.
  8. We sized the windows to maximize natural light in the living room.
  9. She sized her opponent up and realized she was outmatched.
  10. The portions were sized generously, which was surprising for a chain restaurant.
  11. He sized the wall before hanging the massive painting.
  12. They sized the project scope way too optimistically in the beginning.
  13. The dress was sized for someone much taller than me.
  14. I sized the opportunity and jumped at it without hesitation.
  15. The room was sized awkwardly, making furniture placement nearly impossible.
  16. She sized up every person who walked into the interview room.
  17. The team sized their ambitions to match their actual budget.
  18. He sized the gap between the shelves and knew the books wouldn't fit.
  19. The portions were sized so small I had to order two entrees.
  20. I sized the risk and decided it wasn't worth taking.
  21. They sized the pool to accommodate both lap swimmers and families with kids.
  22. She sized the moment perfectly, delivering her joke right when everyone needed a laugh.
  23. The engine was sized for a much larger vehicle than this one.
  24. He sized the situation and knew exactly what needed to happen next.
  25. The company sized their marketing budget based on last year's revenue.
  26. I sized the crowd and estimated maybe five hundred people.
  27. The shoes were sized incorrectly on the label — they ran two sizes small.
  28. She sized the challenge and felt both terrified and excited.
  29. They sized the donation to match what other companies were giving.
  30. He sized the problem up wrong and wasted three weeks on the wrong solution.

Common Phrases

  1. sized up
  2. bite-sized
  3. medium-sized
  4. life-sized
  5. king-sized
  6. one-size-fits-all
  7. sized down
  8. sized for
  9. sized to fit
  10. sized appropriately
  11. sized correctly
  12. sized wrong

Examples by Level

A1
  1. The shirt I sized was too big for my son.
  2. She sized the box to see if it would fit in the car.
A2
  1. The portions were sized smaller than they used to be at that restaurant.
  2. He sized up the room before deciding where to put the sofa.
B1
  1. I sized the problem wrong at first, which cost us time and money.
  2. Looking back, she realized she'd sized her ambitions way too low.
B2
  1. The company sized their workforce strategically, keeping only the most critical roles.
  2. He sized up his competition with the kind of quiet confidence that comes from experience.
C1
  1. What struck her most was how quickly he sized the situation — not just the facts, but the emotional undercurrents everyone else had missed.
  2. The architect had sized every element of the space to create an almost subliminal sense of calm.
C2
  1. There was something almost prescient about how accurately she sized the market before anyone else saw the shift coming.
  2. He'd sized the moment with such precision that his intervention felt less like luck and more like inevitability.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. The dog I sized up at the shelter turned out to be way more energetic than I expected.
  2. I sized the leftover pizza and realized there was barely enough for lunch tomorrow.
💼 Workplace
  1. During the meeting, she sized up the new hire and seemed impressed with his questions.
  2. We sized the project timeline too optimistically and ended up working weekends.
📊 Business
  1. The startup sized their initial inventory based on overly optimistic sales projections.
  2. Our team sized the market opportunity and decided to move forward with the expansion.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I sized the jeans three times before I found a pair that actually fit right.
  2. The furniture was sized for a much larger living room than mine.
✈️ Travel
  1. We sized the luggage allowance wrong and had to pay extra fees at the airport.
  2. The hotel room was sized smaller than the photos suggested online.
📚 Education
  1. The teacher sized up each student's learning style within the first week of class.
  2. The textbooks were sized too large for the desks in the classroom.
❤️ Relationships
  1. When we first met, he sized me up and I could tell he wasn't sure about me.
  2. She sized the moment and knew it was time to finally have the conversation we'd been avoiding.
📰 News / Politics
  1. Analysts sized the impact of the new policy and predicted significant economic shifts.
  2. The candidate sized up her opponent during the debate and adjusted her strategy accordingly.
💻 Technology
  1. The app sized the images automatically, which was convenient but sometimes lost quality.
  2. They sized the server capacity based on current traffic, not anticipating the viral moment.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The study sized the sample population at two thousand participants across five regions.
  2. The report sized the financial impact of the proposed changes at approximately fifteen percent.

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