for size

idiom

: in order to see if something is the correct size
Try this shoe on for size.

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Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, for size reference) seemed to like wearing it. Madison Yauger, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025 Evercore screened the Russell 3000 for names that are in the bottom quintile for momentum, that are in quintiles three to five for size and in the top quintile for buybacks. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024 This multi-tiered network, notable for size and complexity, posed harrowing implications as Flax Typhoon was able to conduct sweeping surveillance of military, defense, telecom and other government operations across the United States and Taiwan. Shankar Somasundaram, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 But this was a time when there were few things as intoxicating as a bountiful magazine rack, with countless interests, ideologies, identities to try on for size. Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for size 

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“For size.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20size. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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