it's a small world

Idioms  

1. One encounters the same people, events or situations in unexpected places. For example, I never thought I'd run into Samantha at a ball game—it's a small world. [c. 1900]

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it's a small world

This is your regular reminder that it’s a small world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

That's the one I think about every time someone says it's a small world.

From Salon ● May 22, 2024

But even the discord fomented by this cultural misunderstanding has a happy ending — it’s a small world, after all.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2019

In other words, it’s a small world at the top.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2015

So you see it’s a small world even in a big city, and we keep meeting the same people over and over again.

From Vistas of New York by Brander Matthews