compactly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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“By Athena . . . you’ve put all life compactly in one line.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
The famous Miura fold, developed by Japanese astrophysicist Kōryō Miura, folds a sheet of material into parallelograms, allowing it to fold down very compactly.
From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026
For the first time, load-bearing structures like bridges and shelters can be made with origami modules -- versatile components that can fold compactly and adapt into different shapes -- University of Michigan engineers have demonstrated.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 18, 2024
Diltz is compactly built, with a gray ponytail, a ringer in old age for the actor Seymour Cassel, a John Cassavetes mainstay.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
He was a bit on the short side, compactly built.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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