pint-size
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of pint-size
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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He said traffic, while still solid, has slowed at his dealerships and more customers are gravitating toward less-costly cars such as the pint-size Chevrolet Trax.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025
On any given weekday, the refrain “Where’s Pippi?” will be recited a dozen times over by Once Upon a Time’s pint-size visitors.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025
From "the right honourable landlady" to "pint-size losers", it was a typically punchy session of Prime Minister's Questions - even if it was the deputies at the dispatch box.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2024
But with its rambling momentum and quick-witted, almost musical dialogue, it feels less like “Superbad” than a Robert Altman movie, sort of like a pint-size “California Split.”
From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2024
In his fist he cradles a derringer, the sort of pint-size pistol favored by ladies and cardsharps.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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