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adjective

medium-sized

intermediate in size

In a sentence

Six example sentences with medium-sized, each labelled with its topic.

  • Choose a medium-sized pot, roomier than a saucepan but far smaller than the stockpot you use for broth.

    Cooking

  • The grant targets medium-sized firms, too large for microloans yet well below the thresholds set for corporate lenders.

    Business

  • A medium-sized wetland here supports more birds than the tiny ponds nearby and needs less water than the great marshes.

    Environment

  • Lending to medium-sized firms slowed most sharply, since banks kept serving giants and microlenders kept serving the smallest.

    Economics

  • The brief called for a medium-sized hall, seating four hundred, big enough for an orchestra but intimate for a soloist.

    Architecture

  • We chose a medium-sized town for the week, with two good bakeries and no queue for the museum.

    Travel

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