Example Sentences

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But the smallness and lockstep defeatism of so much commentary on the war also stems from the normal human tendency to interpret today’s big thing as another version of yesterday’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"From the very first moment anybody sees this animal one is staggered by its extreme smallness," says Dieudonné.

From Science Daily • Feb. 3, 2026

In the essay, she reflects on her own smallness, the smallness of humankind, and our collective efforts to create something lasting or meaningful.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Building a narrative connection between that moment and Booth's motivation afforded Beletsky to compose a morality-defining monologue for Boyle to deliver, one which also captures his arrogance and smallness.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2024

What he liked about it was the smallness, and the fact that it seemed never to have had any particular function of its own.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill