Sentence examples for size of the thing from inspiring English sources

It's not the size of the thing, but the detail".

But most of all, you can tell by the sheer size of the thing: Day of the Dead goes on and on, as was the wont of the band that inspired it.

Big, too big, heavier than the sum of its contents, capacious enough for weighty boots and egos, the sort of thing you need a car boot for, such is the size of the thing.

Yes, he even stocks the Sunday New York Times, a single copy a week, at a whopping cost of $15. "What is in there?" he inquired sincerely, marveling at the size of the thing.

More than anything else, it was fun to read: the size of the thing just meant you could relax in the knowledge that you still had plenty ahead of you.

In theory this sleeker form should add a contemporary sheen to what was, frankly, a rather ugly launch model, but it's offset by the size of the thing which, in the wrong light, makes the system look something like an overblown executive child's toy (at least the burnished grey model we were sent – it also comes in red and blue).

But only because of the size of the things being moved.

The ads may be "dynamic" as FB told me, but damn, look at the size of the things.

As you grow up, the size of the things around you doesn't change (except Oreo's and Chips Ahoy!, they've gotten markedly smaller), you just grow into them, take their size for granted because everything is within your grasp.

"Look at the size of this thing," said Col. Chris A. Hadfield of the Canadian Air Force as he tugged open the 58-foot, 3,600-pound arm.

I think the funniest thing is the size of this thing.