Lilliputian

Example Sentences

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Nearby are additional puzzling landscapes in which other Lilliputian figures, at times the scale of insects, feel overwhelmed by outsize vegetation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The visual goal, she reminded us: “It’s about being in Lilliputian land — about making your trough believable, a miniature landscape.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

For his Lilliputian rivals, the new conglomerate was a nightmare.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2022

It’s why Lue favored Lilliputian lineups instead of playing backup center Isaiah Hartenstein, even though they didn’t even have a true backup power forward with Batum out.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2021

Billingsley, despite a noble effort, looked like a Lilliputian trying to block defensive ends and line-backers who were seven inches taller and forty pounds heavier.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger