Example Sentences

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They even evolved flat thumbnails, a feature primates also developed for handling food.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

“With YouTube, a medium with a screen, you have thumbnails, other options competing for your attention and encouraging you to click away,” Martin said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

It gave users the option to insert themselves into existing thumbnails and recreate the work of other creators.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

They spent hours on Zoom, whittling down thumbnails of Basquiat works, deciding what to exhibit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2023

Jody pulled a swollen tick out of Mutt’s neck and popped it dead between his thumbnails.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck