big as life
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Near it, and part of it, is Willemzoon, with her plain face and her deep sapphire eyes, as big as life, and no bigger.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2016
There was as big as life," Pileggi recalls, "and Nora leaned across to me in the theatre and said, 'This one is for real… you can't just phone it in.'
From The Guardian ● Feb. 3, 2013
Next Sunday, as big as life, there it was in the Herald Tribune.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Last week, big as life, Rod was climbing the charts with a pop hit called If I Had a Girl, having almost forgotten the fact that his real name is Roger Strunk.
From Time Magazine Archive
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First I think my eyes are fooling, but there it is, big as life, looking like it missed me.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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